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by maxerickson 2248 days ago
Unless a bunch of people deleted their comments, at the time you posted, the comments actually criticizing the name had about as many words as the first half of your comment, with replies mostly pushing back instead of agreeing.

None of the critical comments were particularly strident ('bent out of shape').

Your comment might as well be about itself.

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Not to mention the OP participated in the debate about the name themselves. This being the top rated comment is a self-fulfilling prophecy, it’s getting in the way of a discussion about the tech!

Oh but now I’ve contributed to it as well. Uh oh...

I am satisfied that this reply chain recognizes the irony in my long-winded argument. :)

"Look and despair, yo!"

What is the term of art ?

To be anti-grandfathered ?