This board has been open to talking since whenever. We even continue to give those opposed to us as F6 did opportunity to talk. One problem has been that when we fact check their misinformation or misguided notions they don't like it. Or when we present better reasoning than the trolls do they whine about us bullying them. And all to often when left with nothing positive to contribute they react with insult. We have always been open to talking.
It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”