No, I am stating the following (maybe unclearly): 1) In a thread where the author shows up and says "I am very hypocritical", standard rules like "discuss the

No, I am stating the following (maybe unclearly): 1) In a thread where the author shows up and says "I am very hypocritical", standard rules like "discuss the article, not the author" do not apply. The author is fair game for discussion. 2) I don't usually crap on other peoples' industries, but not in this case, because (1).