Well, I consider myself one of the people responsible for the sysopt incident. The story:
I answered a post in sysopt from a guy concerning the number of users on the two sites. I was in defensive mode, and I made the mistake of telling people here about the thread. The thing got out of hand.
Altho I don't think I was rude or inappropriate, my actions lead to unnecessary harsh posts from others.
I'm sorry for this mess, and promise to think next time.
/Agent Embryo