A couple of points to close this thread out: TGregg is no longer a moderator. He will continue to post as a regular member if he so chooses. The intention of the P&R forum was to have a minimally moderated forum for the purpose of spirited debate that was separated from the trading related forums. Nothing has changed in that regard so the P&R forum will continue on as it was intended to be.
That is a theory that doesn't play out in the real world. Just wishing and hoping that people will keep off-topic conversations on other websites is an unrealistic expectation. It just doesn't work like that.