[taeric]

That is the line. And I still fail to read it as anything other than a backhand compliment. Drop that one sentence, and the paragraph is far stronger.

[js2]

Ah, well, I read it as the opposite of a backhanded compliment, if there's a name for such a thing. It's a complement disguised as criticism.

[taeric]

That is a more charitable read. I think I can see how you mean it. I will make an effort to read that tone in the future.