There's a valid argument to be made here that what we've discussed here is valuable, in the sense of showing conflicting viewpoints on how to handle this precise issue.

Due to this, making this thread impossible to read for anyone (who is not a moderator) seems like overkill. Closing it would be an option, but really, there is nothing that stands out to me as reason enough to do so at this point. In other words, just letting this thread die seems a good thing to do.

And just like I was, Pappenheimer is allowed to share his opinion. In fact, given his posting history, I would actively encourage him to post in every topic. : )
As soon as he and others have said what they want to add, this topic will have run its course and die in a way natural for a forum thread.

So just sit back and relax. Or in your words, don't be so damn serious ; )