I would have been able to give ScareCrow advice through a PM yes, but the thread also served as a vassal for me telling others off for forcing their opinion down other's throats with the excuse "Hey don't be offended, I'm just telling the truth".
The original thread was closed not because it was a heated argument out of control, but because ScareCrow requested it to be closed after Grim insisted his opinion was fact rather than understanding how touchy the subject was. In my eyes, this is punishment for a good deed and I feel somewhat betrayed returning and finding my thread to be closed.