When does jumping the shark begin?

Obviously in reference to part II of the abortion debate that for some reason is being discussed here.

Here I am, reading my favorite column at the end of a rough week (I own some stocks), ready to learn the answer to some obscure question that I always wondered about but never thought to look into myself, as has happened almost every week since I discovered this column. What I read instead is a question that apparently came from an internet rant that has nothing to do with any science, history, etc., followed by an opinion taking a perfectly middle-of-the-road, satisfies no one position, leaving me no more informed than I was this when I woke up this morning. And all this could’ve been avoided if Cecil never waded into the endless quagmire that is the abortion debate in the first place.

I don’t want to see the Straight Dope become just another of a million random places where people spout opinions about politics. What will happen to all the unanswered questions? Ignorance will pile up, and eventually there will not be enough smart people left to fight it anymore. Then there’s the inevitable creation of a black hole that swallows the entire planet because we don’t know any better, all because Cecil had to venture into the abortion debate.

So I will make this promise to the abortion people on behalf of everyone: We will keep our governments and courts out of your respective vaginas and bibles if you keep your vaginas and bibles out of our ignorance-fighting columns.

I was hoping that Cecil’s earlier mistake would be a one-off. He is determined to jump into this debate with both feet and kill the column.