I agree that if a thread gets off topic because of a few stray comments, it will regroup if it is interesting and people want to keep it going. I have seen it here on QL many times. My comments on this thread were to the deliberate hijacking of a thread to squelch the topic because a the hijackers think the thread (in their opinion) is not worth being discussed. Of couse this does not mean I support this particular topic (although I wanted to see what people thought) nor does it mean I support Renee (who ever he or she may be).

Anyway - now for my own off-topic comment - I hope things are winding down nicely at your Uni. I am really looking forward to the break so I can refresh and regroup.