Looking at the train wreck & saying "you shouldn't have stopped so fast" doesn't address the underlying issues. This situation took a long time to develop and many intermediate steps were taken, by several moderators. This includes things like PMs that are not evident even to someone who has read every post in the thread. There's a reason that one of the forum rules restricts public discussion of moderator action - derailing a thread like this is one of many. The appropriate actions have been taken. The discussion is over.I didn't really read into it.
Thanks for the nice comments.
BTW, the update is not that far away anymore.