I support just closing it. I created a new thread assuming an existing thread would be closed, given recent history on providing direct quotes from a news source. Since they were merged together, supporting OP's note that it is a "complicated forum to use." and "that many posters are clearly confused about what belongs there, what doesn't, what the posting guidelines are, and what happens when the posts aren't in compliance.", this leads me to agree that it should just be killed.