I haven´t followed this thread very closely, so it seems I missed the part of the discussion that led to it first being exiled and then modified. On the other hand I have seen this kind of discussion/tantrum going down more than once before. What I would like to say is:
No matter how long you work on something, there is always going to be someone who will dislike it and will not hesitate to express his thoughts. There will always be a certain percentage of posts like this, and while they are not very nice and often based on incomplete information, they should not have such a strong effect.
I would find it very sad if in the end such developments affect developers themselves to the point where they hold back content just because they, understandably, want to avoid those unnecessary confrontations.
@HiJack: true...