I had absolutely no wish for that thread to be closed. I did, however, wish for one particular member to desist from the trolling, thread-wrecking, and racism for which he has a well-earned reputation on this forum.

I don't regard pointing out to a blatant racist that he is a racist as being an insult, especially when there is evidence of his racism aplenty in his posting history. It's simply a statement of fact.

If I had called him a racist unreasonably, I would understand the disapproval here, but I was merely saying what many others believe (and many have said it also, in the past).

And your barely-concealed attempt to take the side of someone who apparently is, or has been, your crony, and stoke the fires in your OP, is beneath contempt and unworthy of you, Kevin. It's school-yard stuff. I had thought better of you.