I'll just back up McD on this. We don't delete threads. If we have concern about the legality of content, or if a post is in serious breach of the rules, it gets moved to admin, where the "seriousness" of the breach is discussed. After a cooling off period they are often put back. But if the person who started the thread dislikes the direction it is going, he can remove the thread by deleting his (first) post.
And as this thread has reached a "natural " conclusion, I'll close it. If you want to reopen a discussion on that topic, feel free. Just try ot keep it within the rules of the forum.
H