If one reads back thru the archives, it becomes apparent that...

If one reads back thru the archives, it becomes apparent that prior to the second war in the gulf, HC was primarily a stock market discussion forum .
As the war drums got louder HC was suddenly flooded with trolls , many who claimed they were Jewish, stressing that Iraq had wmd's and had to be dealt with.

It is interesting to see how moderation quckly became based more on politics and more subjective at the same time