(I think) the parent poster was making a subtle reference to access for handicapped persons when he made the ramps vs. stairs comment. I believe his point was

(I think) the parent poster was making a subtle reference to access for handicapped persons when he made the ramps vs. stairs comment. I believe his point was that there are times when keeping a seldom-used feature is the right thing to do. It's probably not the best analogy, though. Maybe if this discussion were about alt tags on images then it would make more sense.