I have to admit that's an aspect I totally overlooked -- the number of authors who have valuable, if not unique, contributions to make, who are totally put off by the intransigence at WP which for years hasn't been able to see this particular nose in front of their face. I would go so far as to say that it must, at least to some degree, have retarded the growth, as well as the usability, of the platform, as more people than should have done found out it couldn't do what they wanted it to. Only it could. They just couldn't find out how and with what.