Same here. My bet is there are obviously those with thinner skin than you or I - at least too thin to "change channels." In other words, they got their vicarious kicks off the thread, but felt extreme guilt from those kicks.
The funny thing is Noah hasn't chimed in here. And he's a moderator, whatever THAT is on this board.
Probably it was a collective group - not one big spender - who could have said, "Either delete it, or I'm going to Performance Products."