Scotty, I was one who used to complain when a thread was closed because it got too heated. I complained because I considered it censorship but have since changed my attitude towards that end. I now realize that closing the threads was the proper thing to do because there has to be some sense of civility in these posts.
Not to bring up old topics but the OT section was a section for us who are unable to or don't wish to partcipate in the diy area's.Somehow we must interject other topics into our discussions because this is only natural and human. A happy member will be a contributing member but if you take away the area he is only capable of participating in then you will lose that member.
I know there is no easy fix and you can't please everyone but just understand I was happy enough about this forum at one time to contribute to it freely as it was a class place indeed. I still believe this.