I had just written a post to Czar and CJ, asking for peace and love and harmony and a group hug, and just generally trying to be an ambassador of good will, etc., when the thread got nuked. I hit post and got the light blue screen of doom.
We have to be quick(er) to warn people not to take the bait. I still snipe the occasional post. I did on this thread to COEXERJ145 early on in the thread. That's OK, I suppose ... I think the mods nuke the threads when it turns into a running gun battle as happened after post 400.
I try to remind folks that the goal of the flame war inciters and race baiters is simply to get uncomfortable (for the OBL) threads nuked to oblivion.