I agree with Phemox. The amount of spam increased and so did the moderator actions.
i hate to butt in, but i have a suggestion, because attacking checkbutton and hating the moderators is counter-productive.
But I also agree with Blink. We should stop complaining and just draw a few conclusions. One very simple thing would be to explain why a thread gets closed (in the same thread).
Inestical: This is not because somebody murdered somebody. It is about freedom of speech and about being kind and nice (explaining why doing something). It has nothing to do with a particular event. It has to do with the situation as it.