I'll admit I got pretty nettly at times. Mostly it was in response to seeing some of the more.. disingenuous.. remarks about people like me who have our issues with the news. I did at least try to be sporting and engage in playful ribbing, rather than devolve into shouting contests, for whatever it's worth.
It is a lot quieter now, though, yeah. I think closing the thread probably might have sent a different sort of message to the TPP crowd, though, who have so far been shoved aside on other forums too.. some may take it as less crowd control and more of a silencing tactic - I don't, personally, but with tempers running high and constant mockery and rejection at every turn, I can see how some might misinterpret things and end up feeling that way. It sucks, but them's the breaks with the internet, I guess.
Sorry, either way.