QUOTE(Forward! @ Sun 11th September 2011, 2:12pm)
True, but MDS is being a bit of a twat here. Hes obviously mentioning Brandt just to create drama and annoy Mr Brandt - to stir up a bit of drama. MDS: you are being, in my opinion, a bit of a twat.
Also: Since when was Brandt a 'quotable critic' anyway? He's not what id call an expert in ED - more an interested party.
Would it be more accurate to call him an activist instead of a critic? Even so, that doesn't stop him from being knowledgeable.
I don't wish to be on Brandt's bad side. I don't wish to disrespect him. Brandt is not the sort of person I'd want to play games with. Unfortunately, Brandt and his friend at josephevers.blogspot.com has made themselves integral parts of ED history, even if one believes that history should end at the original ED's demise. The article would be incomplete without mentioning him. Removing all mention of him would be censorship.
What you could do is to try to convince me (or Wikipedians) that the Daily Dot is unreliable. Some playful behavior in an IRC channel isn't convincing enough.