Since this thread has drifted into the land of nothing resembling productive, I'm just going to close it.
ITS THE LOUNGE!!
Well, looking into it a bit more, I have to agree with the actions taken.
The thread was quickly turning into a "_(insert name)_ is a troll because __(insert reason)__" thread. You were there, I'm sure you remember how it looked.
Had I crossed the thread before OTD, I would have likely issued warnings (thus generating PMs). Guess you should be happy that OTD saw it first!
As mentioned above, disagreeing on a topic = ok. Name calling and such is not ok. Name calling/fighting/arguing (pointlessly) is what ultimately lead to the thread being closed. Regardless of if it's the lounge or not, the rules still need to be followed.
The subforums are areas of the lounge that DO have topics. If I were to post about how I love Bacon in the literature subforum I would fully expect the thread to be closed or moved as it's not the correct place. If I were to rant/rave about how,
*Disclaimer: Not the case but rather an example*, I hate DaS (the mod above) , I would expect that my post be deleted and/or the thread closed.
Does that help to make more sense?