Wooooow! This has gone too far!
Firstly, House is entitled to his opinion weather anyone agrees with it or not. He has not done it in a disrespectful way and in fact opened it up for discussion. In my opinion, there is is both positive and negative elements to the site lock down. I agree with Scotty in that he needs to keep traffic to a minimum whilst the site is upgraded and this requires the site to be locked out to none "members".
However, I think people who have donated to this site in other ways over the years are being UNFAIRLY locked out. People such as Pat (Fabrix) who have been part of the site for many years and donated information and help to hundreds of members not to mention introducing myself and a couple of others to the site. I know he has not donated financially and has good reason not to, but if Pat did not introduce me, you would not have my donation either. To lock Pat (and he is not the only one I'm sure) out of the site for any period is ridiculous and I know for a fact he will not appreciate this.
It is not for me to speak on his behalf, but I do not agree with the way in which people like this are being locked out. Having said that, I do appreciate the work that goes in to the site and have faith in what Scotty is doing.
At the end of the day, Scotty has made the decision and that is that. Accept it, or don't simple as that.