Relax gentlemen.
Nathan, you think Marty should not have come back with a comment about it, but you did the same thing.
If you say that you wish us to respect your opinions, you must also respect those of others, like the opinion Carl expressed, or Tore. Asking to 'forget about it' is then like saying, 'please do not express you opinion'.
So you cannot have it both ways, if you want to state yours, you have to let others state theirs too. If people have something to add to the discussion in a polite way, they may. Marty was not rude, he merely stated a fact. But the direct way in which he does so might seem rude to you. It doesn't seem rude to me though. You cannot tell anyone what they can or cannot say, if they don't break the rules.
And no rule was broken. The discussion itself was a valid one, it was the heated part of the discussion and unsubstantiated claims, that we have to forget about. But we all have opinions and we can always agree to disagree, but we can all express them freely.
So let's all take a breath a realise that there's no problem here, mate.
Regards,
Fred