without re-reading the thread, I would say that there wasn't really a consensus on any method!! but the proponents of the light oil approach were rebutted by the oil-attracts-dust faction.
I would say there was a near-consensus in the thread on using No-ox as a corrosion retarder. but it would be interesting to hear from all those proponents of 10+ years ago and see what they are doing today.
as in the rest of life, everything is a tradeoff!!