more proof to the "forums are not about discussion as much as they are about validation" pudding.
(yes demi, i'm projecting, i know.)
I like that evilore is trying to cut out things to create more focused discussions, but he could spend the rest of his life identifying and banning all these little behaviors. And you can't unring a bell, the site is never going to be home to 100% quality discussions without the nitpicking and trolling and whining and little sects that fight with each other or with the whole rest of the site, as so many people are invested in the subjective aspects of the site.