The main culprits in this thread on both sides seems to be having a lot of fun pushing the buttons of the other traders...
Easy to do with the size of the EGOs involved.
Other threads that started and evolved like this one...
Eventually arrived to the point where one trader tells the other trader to meet somewhere and fight it out with fists.
Big hints to the evolution to such is when the profanity shows up.
I'm sure some here must remember those other non-journal threads where a few participants eventually got to the point of making personal threats while the original instigators were long gone...
It was hilarious
I'm outta here...everybody on both sides has had a hand in putting the thread into the toilet...
(only useful comments was the ATR discussion by duard)