And I'm not only asking you, I'd prefer if everyone could try to not put more oil onto the fire, even when you don't agree. We know each others opinions now, we don't have to iterate over it again and again.
Agreed. I'll try to lead by example and just not respond. So far, I've been the opposite type of example.
If you want a nice place to have your discussions, maybe creating a blog would be the solution? You write something, and people can write comments about it. If you see that the discussion is getting off-topic, just create a blog entry, then send a link to your blog to this list.
It's free and fun.
I'm totally not connected with this organization, I just like http://taosecurity.blogspot.com/, which uses blogger.com.
Regards,