[zak_mc_kracken]

> But this wasn't the first blog post with non-constructive criticism, (rambling, ... whatever you want to call it) and a deactivated comment system.

Given the hostile responses he's had on Twitter, I can't blame him for not allowing comments on his blog. This doesn't help repair the already bad reputation that the Scala community has.

He doesn't owe scala-tools.org to anyone for the same reason he doesn't owe readers of his blog comments: it's his blog, his rules.

[soc88]

I think responses will be less friendly if the only communication channel available is limited to 140 letters, that's just a limitation of the medium.

Responses towards constructive criticism have mostly been friendly, honest and helpful, I can't complain about that.

I think there is more talk about "bad reputation" than actual "bad reputation".

In the end, no one is arguing that. But there is a difference between what a person _could_ do and what is sensible.