Just a counterpoint to this JI Nostradamus: an alternative interpretation is the very few contributors to ‘t’other side (t’was ever this) are bored and tired of rehearsing the same old arguments and opinions with the same few people. I know I am. And just maybe after all this time, we’ve realised we just don’t get along? C’est la vie. I don’t agree with your comparison to the above misunderstanding and disagreement I had with Cass recently. We disagreed, it got a bit heated, we continued discussing together. Done. It happens. Nothing too toxic IMO. The irony is, as people point out, yes, it is a forum, these things happen. It’s not the UN.