To be clear, I am not complaining about SA’s comment because it’s anti-CFAR. I’m pretty skeptical about CFAR myself; I wouldn’t go as far as SA does, but the fact that CFAR recommends something doesn’t seem to me very good evidence for it.
I’m complaining about SA’s comment because it seems to me irrelevant, un-called-for, and likely to annoy or upset some readers (of whom I am not one) with no offsetting benefit to make it worth while.
But I very much hope that no one feels unable to criticize CFAR or MIRI or any other entity for fear of being dogpiled, and (as one alleged dog in the alleged pile) promise that if I see such dogpiling happening to someone for relevant criticism then I will be right there on the barricades defending them.
To be clear, I am not complaining about SA’s comment because it’s anti-CFAR. I’m pretty skeptical about CFAR myself; I wouldn’t go as far as SA does, but the fact that CFAR recommends something doesn’t seem to me very good evidence for it.
I’m complaining about SA’s comment because it seems to me irrelevant, un-called-for, and likely to annoy or upset some readers (of whom I am not one) with no offsetting benefit to make it worth while.
But I very much hope that no one feels unable to criticize CFAR or MIRI or any other entity for fear of being dogpiled, and (as one alleged dog in the alleged pile) promise that if I see such dogpiling happening to someone for relevant criticism then I will be right there on the barricades defending them.
I’m actually confused that you think my comment was bad—I was thinking the same thing you ended up saying.
I’m confused too. I don’t think your comment was bad, though as I wrote I’m not sure I could quite endorse the exact complaint it originally made.