...or just ignore the Priddis thread and everyone wins?I'm hearing you. That position has been taken by the mods here as well and the result is what has happened and continues to.
If it was on the main board it would be closed period, as was just done with the Goodes thread and is often done to stop the circular bulls**t.
They try it on in another thread, they get warned. They try it on again, they get a rest. They've had their turn and more.
It's not that they haven't been given an opportunity to make their point.
It's done on the main board and there is no reason it shouldn't be applied similarly here.