I'm still trying to figure out what "...or generally arguementative threads..." means! The way I see it, might just as well eliminate the Political forum. Best I can tell 99% of the threads there would fit that criteria.
It is real simple, it is all about the $. If someone is bashing a product, and the product is a paying spononser, well I think we can figure it out. I PM a mod about a thread being removed, never got a repsonse. I logged on today saw the new rule. The thread in question was bashing a sponsor, I understand why they did it. They had a very real chance of losing sponors, which = losing $