I take it as a symptom of what can happen in the absence of something substantive to discuss. We have covered most things we love about the game, and things we hotly anticipate if it returns (along with the things we don't like about things standing in the way of it returning).
All things considered, I would rather see the conversation sink below the "lowbrow" level, than to see no discussion at all. Which given the time factor so far, it truly amazes me that we have as much discourse as we do.