you make a great point. i come from a large family and i'm a mom. often when you're dealing with a large group of people you have to ask yourself "what is the goal?"
The goal of MDL, or so it has always seemed to me, is to be a friendly community for people with a common interest to exchange information and ideas.
different people might achieve that goal in different ways, but as long as the goal is achieved there's nothing to be gained from telling people their way is wrong.