The thing that pissed me off when everything was deleted was the reason given: "some people need to get over themselves." This is exactly the same thing as "nyah, nyah, I'm a mod, so I can end the discussion and get the last word in." Get over myself? I wasn't even offended by the initial, mildly *potentially* offensive comment, but I was really offended that a constructive point I took the time to think about and made the effort to write was something that could be blown off because a mod doesn't agree with me. Delete the posts because they're off-topic if you want -- that at least has the virtue of being inarguably true -- but "get over yourself" followed by a slamming door is utter bullshit.
That said, reporting posts is still definitely preferable to responding in a thread.
*Stealthy edit for clarity*
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