At least it's possible in the tech realm.
Not only is Dave Weiner trying to build a bridge between the RSS 2.0 and Atom syndication formats when RSS 2.0 is gaining more and more uses (in comparison, Atom—which isn't a final spec yet—has a lot of promised support from aggregators) but he has set ground rules for a the discussion:
No strikethrough's, no pleading to take the high road. Just deletion.
So stick to technology, formats, protocols, software, user issues, etc.
If you make a personal statement, the whole post will be deleted.