In reply to johnwallett.

John, on reflection I have decided that any constructive criticism I might make would only upset people and make no difference anyway. When you become the phenomenon that WordPress has, it is natural for the main actors to become resistant to the thoughts of those outside the circle and, in any case, it is unseemly for me to moan, they have never owed us anything.

Suffice to say that the six-year-old Matt quote that Jeff repeated in his post, promising to spice up comments after purchasing and absorbing an innovative comments company, made me wistful, reminding me of a time when I believed that Automattic was the most important company in the world and that WordPress had only barely begun to reveal its potential.