Create a new self moderated thread, post the link in your existing thread and lock it.
You don't need the mods for this.

I thought of a self moderated thread but I think it could be seen as a biased channel and would not help with the actual problem.
I wanted to bring the topic here since it is very easy for moderators to see that the aggressive behavior I commented is specific to the group of users I included before and goes against basic civilized discussion.
Still appreciate the suggestion, but would love to solve it without creating a self moderated thread though
