Seth,

Seems to me there's an easy answer to such criticism: This is a weblog, not a refereed professional journal or the front page of a newspaper. Your thinking process is part of what makes your comments worthwhile.

Once in a while, I worry about being "too personal" in Cites & Insights--but not for very long. Fortunately, my readers appear to be less adversarial than yours...

So consider this a vote for "Tell us what you think, in a way that works for you."

Keeping it personal in a postive way keeps it real.