What other medium actually reaches the most climbers to have a discussion about this? Sure, there is plenty of tomfoolery here, but there are also quite a few people that are interested in having a serious conversation about stuff like this (without personal attacks).
Mattp and a few others have made some pretty good points about passing and stacked up routes. It sure seems like postive remarks to me. The alternative is to stew in your own juices about the whole thing.