I don't like approach of the Sidekick tutorials in general, but it is worth noting that this was a mistake of noble ambition: GD wanted to help more people be able to publish with WordPress, which is very near and dear to our core mission to democratize publishing. It's a big, tough problem and anyone trying to tackle it is going to make mistakes along the way, I know I certainly have! I'm sure this has been a learning experience, and overall I'm looking forward to see what strides GD will be able to make in 2015.