The news section is always fraught with fierce debate and personal opinion. I try my best to let threads run their course so that people can debate like reasonable adults.
The anonymous nature of the internet tends to bring out the worst in people, but I believe that the majority of AnswerBank users are above that.
Please don't abuse my trust in letting a thread run its course by turning it into a slanging match, otherwise we'll have to be much harsher in our judgements when it comes to post removals and suspensions.
I don't think Big Ed is on duty over the weekend. However, it doesn't mean we have a free hand until Monday because there is most likely a Spare Gnome on duty along with a number of Moderators; some of whom occasionally are a little immoderate in their attention to matters.