Anyway, back to the closing thread, in particular say the last one...it is science that we are interested in, not politics. It was doing fine, so I too was surprised.
No one replied to a post that has a small political undertone, that's how we move forward by simply jumping over it, and that's what we did.
If it wasn't an important science topic (health, pandemic, herd immunity, strategy) we wouldn't care much. But it's an important issue, the first in all our lifetime, affecting everyone on the planet and on all aspects of life.
To dismiss it ... we all know that's impossible.
The OP was active and responsible, and so was everyone else.
The other one with almost 3,000 posts was also very active and passionately so from people with a mind and heart for their people and the world, including Spain.
I also have the greatest respect for the engineering audio team.
And like them I hate politics. It's always a fight. But us we don't have to fight, but all fight a common enemy all together. And we do, online with audio science review...where we stay safe, distant, and we don't need to wear a mask online. South Korea people they have computers for 90% of their population. They understand by the Internet how serious this virus is, they trust their leaders and all work together. And when they go out to buy food they all wear a mask and stay a safe distance and remain calm...talking and gesturing smoothly, saving their energy, their breath, being disciplined, polite, considerate, cooperative, team work. We can use that here in the Americas.
Is it news that we can use? I let you answer that. For me it sure is.
I learn from intelligent articles, intelligent people, scientist experts on health and epidemics. Zero politics to do with it; cooperation from everyone on all levels.
With COVID-19 it is the best recourse I see to stop it, stopping it of spreading so that precious time can be well spent on developing an effective vaccine, with the time that it truly takes without rushing it by ending up with bad side effects. That's the way it works in science.
It's the same with designing an Audio component, if you will.