In short, and to put this stupid issue to bed:
People should be able to debate what they want, but the Talksox rules state (they should bring those back) that posts and topics specifically designed to antagonize or create flame wars are a no-no on site. I freely admit to creating controversy with the Papelbon posts, but those last a couple of posts and go away. This Cherington BS has been one giant buffet of antagonism for the last eight months.
If you want to seriously debate the merits and problems of Cherington's tenure, go right at it, no one has a right to complain. If you want to antagonize another group of posters, make dumb black-and-white assertions and continue on a train of idiocy because neither side will budge on their viewpoint, cut that s*** out. It clutters the board, it's against the rules, and it's not interesting, current or funny.