There doesn't appear to be enough traffic in that sub to warrant it anymore.
Probably constantly having to respond to butthurt reports of "personal attacks".
At some point, they just gave up.
That's the issue I touched on...having someone debunk your claim is
not an attack.
But completely restricting insulting language will stifle the conversation.
Bit of a tightrope for the mod staff.
This is the Net not Harvard. People get steamy. Gotta roll with it, to a point.
But even now... over use of the report function 'cause you got your feels bruised, is a quick path to a time-out.
It's an adult section, for more adult debate.
Even Surf, intelligent though dickish he may be, is not immune from many of the others calling him out for being argumentative. And a dick.
I'd do the same (if I was opposite him in a debate) but I haven't found a topic I want to jump in on, yet.
That BuyBull Thumper's Big Bang thread is tempting (I'm on SM's side there though).