I'd prefer you continue reserving your judgment in regards to my "emotional-sounding" opinions, in that case.

I'm not saying everyone's "innocent". I'm not saying people shouldn't be responsible for what they say. I'm saying that whatever happened in that locked post was discussed thoughtfully and resolved civilly. It wasn't pleasant, and not all of it started out as civil-- but we are all adults here, and communication happened. I can tell you for certain, as someone who saw the post, that people were having a discussion that did not end in a shitstorm. It is frustrating for people who don't have access to it, I agree with that, but from my point of view this is what happened. I'm fine with leaving this as is.