I didn't see the folks who needed to look here available, so I asked for a link or repost so perhaps it might be there for when they got back. Not stepping in, overruling, or looking any further that that - and as I said, calling it 'at a glance' without making further ruling. It's my guess that your inability to recognize those posts as being baitish may be your problem - that's all I said there, without commenting further on how or why the mods that were involved made whatever calls they did. Had I seen them in an already hotly debated topic, I'd have called them baiting. End of.
Clarification of why they might be was asked for, I offered an opinion based on other things I've seen. That's pretty much it. Afraid for anything actually workable, you'll have to wait for the others to drop back in, and take another look. I've long since referenced it in our other forum so it won't be missed, and they don't have to rely on irc or anything to know there's a question waiting.