With each pointless bickering comes more toxicity. There were a lot of better things either of you could have done, but doing it publicly is not the way to approach such issue.
Playing dictator is not going to help. Who knows if that's the reason why people leave discovery over such arguments about something or whatever.
Also, opinions have to be constructive especially if it's criticism. No one wants to be on the receiving end of an ad hominem attack. You all need to learn how to be respectful, rather than back-and-forth arguments that lead to nowhere.