The fact that this episode did get an open free-for-all airing, on this & other high-profile WordPress venues, is a good reflection on WP. The fact that we are now visiting the debris-field for a little second-guessing, is encouraging.

Critics of top WP personalities & policies, sometimes gloss over the fact that with 10-20% of the Web running on their product, top people will find themselves in an untenable 'gotcha', trying to address or assuage all the contrary views & interpretations of any given event or situation.

There is nothing unusual or novel, in finding that strong individuals with good leadership assets, can bang off & over the rails, at times. It's more a question of whether they can recover, get it shiny side up, and moving down the road again.

KevinJohn Gallagher has a lot going for himself. But just because one might have 500 Hp under the hood, doesn't mean one can put the pedal to the floorboards and end up where one wants to be, 'just like that'. The laws of Physics & Human Nature still pertain.