Well the way I see it is that it's the current authority on the topic as long as they have failed to address the points being said. It shows weakness in the other side and that they do not wanna argue since they know they would lose in a rational discussion. I wrote a long in depth comment probably 300-400 words that clearly went over why this would fail. No response. If Steem witnesses do not wanna discuss certain things in depth then it shows serious weaknesses that can make all fall apart in the future.