So, the suggestion is that we look to see if Mr. Gibson has posted to a thread and don't open it if he has, regardless of the topic or who else has contributed? Can't see it.

Is this any worse than having any thread with a few posts judged for us by our volunteers as too offensive to stay - being closed or deleted with all the other contributions because they can be bothered to make the effort just to get rid of the offending posts?

The devil or the deep blue sea it may be - but it is a choice.

Some other recent examples of thread closures - just in case you missed them.

Regulars who pose as guests

Is anonymous posting to be encouraged?