Can we discuss the Adria Richards thing better than the rest of the internet?

Now that the internet has had a chance to calm down (~) after the whole Adria Richards/dongle joke debacle, I was wondering if it’s possible that a small, reasonable online community was capable of engaging in a dialog that was more productive.

I’m intentionally not linking to anything related to the event. If you haven’t already been exposed to the events and the uproar that followed, feel free to google it. I have yet to find a decent analysis of the fiasco. Plus, this is a very frustrating topic, so if you don’t already know – maybe you could sit this one out.

Anyway, I’ll withhold my thoughts (and strong opinions) on the matter for a bit. But I’m hoping that whatever positions people take here will still result in a dialog that is better than 90% of the vitriol that is out there.