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This comment section is proof positive of why the Steering Committee was a good choice.

• forgottenpass 8y ago
  "<Mixed or negative reaction> to <thing I like> is proof that <thing> is good" is among the worst arguments in the world. It applies equally well to any non-unanimous change, therefore it means nothing.
  • ectospheno 8y ago
    It is a reversed argumentum ad populum and just as wrong.
  • PhasmaFelis 8y ago
    Ugh, yes. "Everyone thinks I'm wrong, which proves that I'm right!" has been a thing since Usenet at least, and it didn't make sense then either.