So I'll now draw to a close what has been an enjoyable and informative debate.
The resulting argument may provide fireworks but it doesn't make for an informative debate.
After weeks of leaks and counter-leaks, it seemed a bit ironic that Whittingdale called for an "open, wide-ranging, informative debate on the BBC".
The Scottish Chambers of Commerce, an umbrella body of around 11,000 businesses, merely called for a constructive and informative debate on the issue.
While some of the 28.5 million television viewers confessed to being slightly bored with a thoughtful, informative debate free of rancor and with minimal posturing, others said they were left feeling braced.
Mr. Cheney's and Mr. Lieberman's restraint resulted in something that many politicians, analysts and ordinary viewers said was a rarity in contemporary presidential politics: a thoughtful, informative debate free of rancor and with minimal posturing.
It is hard to find a Republican who argues that voters have been treated to an inspiring and informative debate; privately, some are beginning to doubt the wisdom of Citizens United and the unleashing of super PACs.
And, it isn't that Twitter is incapable of being a forum for informative debate.
Together, this should provide the necessary fuel for further informative debate.
A fruitful and informative debate followed, in which supporters and detractors of ideas spoke with more passion and eloquence than they had during the first discussion and more people engaged in the discussion.
