Why I don't close it is that it sort of functions like adult day care... or a septic tank. In any case, it gives people of a certain temperament somewhere to hang out.

If that's your attitude, you are clearly not a fit and proper person to be a moderator. I've suspected that from your overwhelmingly negative attitude here for a long time. This particular post of yours is no better than those of most of those hateful anonymous guests who occasionally plague the place. Still, it's not my gig, and I do enjoy your pointless interventions.