I am probably the most unforgiving person on this forum; and I respect you all the more for this, Lauda.
It is indeed an historic forum moment; and as a practical matter, it opens the potential for much good in the future. When I was a Newbie, someone I respect in the Development and Technology forum quietly advised me that Quickseller has some real skills. (My contact did not praise him as a geniusjust said, he knows his tech stuff.) This has later influenced my own behaviour in an odd way, insofar as I have shuddered to imagine the time that Quickseller must have invested in all those old flamewar threads instead of building something positive for, foremost, himself. What a waste. It was a practical object lesson to me on the personal cost of perpetual flamewars, whether one is right or wrong. Well, I am curious to see what Quickseller may choose to build on this forum going forward.
As for you Laudano, I doubt anyone will accuse you of being soft. Per my own motto on the subject: The harshest judges need the wisest judgment.
Rome never forgave Carthage: Instead, they totally annihilated Carthage. I take it that you are mulling an alternative history: What if Rome and Carthage had made peace? It is an interesting thought.