Admin, Supermods and Mods, let me tell you in the simplest term possible, banning threads is not the way out. Just like someone said "guns do not kill people, people kill people" this blanket hiding and deleting of threads won't solve any single problem, rather it is an evil wind that blows no one any good.
Leave the threads, delete offenders' post, ban the everlasting offenders, create a database of known offenders and shame them in public, let us give them a long rope and all that.
We are all adults and should conduct ourselves in civil manners.

Your advice has been noted.

Thank you.