The Cunctator wrote:
You think. Me, I think it might have been exactly as stated: OK, let's finally grab this tiger by the tail. I applaud the effort, because all attempts to MfD this shit get [[WP:ILIKEIT]] snowballs, however good the rationale.
This "shit"? Good to see you're willing to admit your extreme bias.
Perhaps I'm just more familiar with Guy's style, but this struck me as colorfully expressed opinion rather than indication of bias. I know a lot of people find his approach, er, bracing when they first encounter it. But I'd rather have people honest about (and aware of) their opinions.
Indeed, I think a few of the recent blow-ups would have gone better if participants were more frank with others and more honest with themselves about their motivations. When I'm trying to get teams and companies to behave sensibly, the thorniest problems don't come from people acting out of self-interest. They come from people who refuse to admit, even to themselves, what they really want.
William