I am not arguing that the thread should or should not have been locked (although I did find the comment from erin about stevie's wife a wee bit below the proverbial belt -- but one comment does not a thread make). No one is obliged to read or reply to anyone else's posts, so I don't see why the "FE folks" should be denigrated as a group. Perhaps their experiences here will prove to be of some use down the road.
FWIW, I found it a bit childish that someone had given the final post (by Jaynek) a thumbs down. The post was short and simple and totally devoid of what we might term objectionable content. Perhaps it was not accurate? I cannot say, not having read FE in ages, but, IMO, it is better to say something than just vote down such short, unobjectionable (in se) comments.