As somebody who looks more than comments, but knows and respects both Markos and HB Chris as men and for all they do for the community, I feel the need to state the obvious here.
We lose good kind people here because of exactly the above - its how we lost Yannick and others, its why the most respected experts with lifetimes of knowledge very rarely comment, if even at all now - the selfish people who come on a forum and spend their time s*** stirring.
The subject at hand is such a storm in a tea cup, but like the political bias previously inserted, a chance for somebody to stir up the proverbial storm.
Neither Chris or Markos are always right, who is? I know I am definitely not and I will often ask a question of somebody who I know knows or stand corrected when I am wrong.
Whoever is the moderator now, you know how valuable both Chris and Mark are, you also are well aware of how 99% of people commentating even when complete wrong, do so in a polite and un-antagonistic way.
I have said my piece, yes I know Chris and Mark and I do not know Arde beyond his comments - but, as somebody who talks with most of the good people no longer commenting or wishing to be part of our community - this above is exactly why other forums eventually evolve into back bitting hell holes.
I hope both Chris and Mark can find their way back to helping us all and I will let the moderators decide the future of the forum and people participating they wish to see.