I'd like to weigh in here. I think the mods do a great job here. They give us a lot of breathing room and only step in with the moderation when absolutely necessary. Long before I joined this forum, I used to dwell in the anarchic forest of posts that is Usenet. Threads there would stray far off topic and degenerate into flame wars. Here, we have a dedicated group of mods who take the time out of their schedules to make this a pleasant place to be. Whatever they decide to do with that thread or any other, I'd like to give them a vote of thanks for making this my favorite internet community to participate in.