Some lively arguments (with, for example, real estate developers) stay.
Some lively arguments (with, for example, dive instructors) go.
It's the moderator's prerogative to censor (particularly if the contents are legally or ethically unacceptable).
But for those who assume the internet is something of an organ of record, Google cached the original thread at
http://tinyurl.com/2gyf99k:-)