I assume you saw Scalzi's comment on this when someone tried to drag it over there. In my case, I blew up on it a few days ago for the same reason; serious 'you have to join the fray or else' crapola that Just Set My Teeth On Edge that I got from a regular on my area, who I seriously told off in a private email.

I agree that there's serious and worthwhile discussion material in the middle of all this, somewhere. The vitriol, however, overwhelms it.