...or are the mods on here starting to go crazy with the shutting down of threads???

I'm sure this will get closed to and I'll get a warning or ban or something...but IMO its really ruining this site...We are all (most of us atleast) adults here...as long as things dont get crazy out of control we can govern ourselves. Two great recent examples are
1. The global warming thread that ppl were joking and having a good time on
and
2. Scotty's thread that he was saying goodbye on....
IDK i think its alienating people...it is for me at least...dont know how much longer I am willing to stay on a site that has nazi-like mods