I have no desire to fuel the dissatisfaction about the pace of the deal, and the lack of information. However, I think I have a feel for why it persists.
A quote from Bane (The Dark Knight Rises) about the prison where he was raised that sums it up pretty well IMHO.
"I learned here that there can be no true despair without hope."
It was only the idea that something like this was even a possibility that sparked hope, where none had been before. Now that hope has faded that the deal can ever really happen, combined with our deep love for the game; despair has crept in, and predictably begun to manifest itself as anger and frustration. It's a natural reaction, and we the faithful all feel it to varying degrees. The only difference is how strongly we feel the urge to continue to post about it, and our individual success at suppressing that urge.
I have certainly done my share of cathartic rage posting about it, back in the day. I supposed I finally got the part where I accept that it won't happen. However, the fact that I come here every day, and go straight to the "Task Force Hail Mary" thread must be an indication that there is still an ember of hope left in me. Otherwise, I would not care enough to do even that. Perhaps, someday, that ember can be fanned into a raging fire once more. I look forward to that possibility.
