Do Not Mod Me

[Paul]

No

or

Yes

?

[The artist formally known]

This thread will now be locked.

For those of you who I suspect are breaking out the party hats at this news, no, it's not cause for celebration. It's a failure, both on your part and the parts of every other person here. Yes, the monster is dead. But it's a monster you created, through your own collective inability to do better.

This entire sordid legacy could have been avoided right from the start. If people had resisted the temptation to snipe at each other, had refrained from continuing to post in spite of an unreasonable opponent, had fed neither the flames nor the trolls, this thread would have died a quiet, peaceful death of its own accord months and months, pages and pages ago.

Instead, thanks to your tireless efforts, it has has led a shambling half-life born of stubborn, tenacious ill will, and stewed in so much venom for so long that it could probably be classified as a biological weapon.

The monster is dead. So mourn it.