Who said anything about this thread ending?

"But, once again, couldn't we move on here from this particular case, which is now in the court system, and turn to other relevant matters?"

Not the same thing at all. And in fact it seems to have happened, to a considerable extent.

I suspect that with the new-model Mudcat, with it's automatic thread- splitting, there is going to be a tendency for discussion threads to get longer, as different aspects of an issue get opened up and explored.