But really, Andrew's redesign isn't the point. He wasn't saying his design was definitely the way to go, he simply took a stab at it as an example. The points

But really, Andrew's redesign isn't the point. He wasn't saying his design was definitely the way to go, he simply took a stab at it as an example. The points he made in the text of his letter aren't invalidated by any arguable shortcomings of his design. Also, while you're right that he removed certain front page elements, he specifically said in the text that his design "doesn’t reflect all of the functionality and content currently in the Zeta". The point was to make a general design for the sake of his argument, not to meticulously integrate every single piece of functionality into his design.