James Forrester wrote:
​Creating such a preference is a lie, and a lie I cannot endorse.
Oh, for Christ's sake, James. The last thing this thread needs is very bad pseudo-poetry. And that's not a lie.
What we need is for you and Erik to recognize that you're wrong and to make this right. Is there anyone besides you and Erik who agree with the position you're taking here?
You may not respect my opinion or the opinion of the many editors who have expressed the same opinion on-wiki, but I would think you could show a little professionalism and a little deference to your colleagues and peers, _all_ of whom have tried, as diplomatically as possible, to tell you that you're wrong without completely undermining your role as the Product Manager of VisualEditor.
You're very quickly exhausting good will both inside and outside the Wikimedia Foundation. You're eroding public support for VisualEditor and _every future project_ you'd like to work on/lead at the Wikimedia Foundation. And for what? Please be reasonable and do the right thing.
MZMcBride