I wasn't getting "friendly ribbing" vibes from Krajzen's original post, but that's individual mileage for meAs an academic myself, I have no problem ribbing academics for having their heads stuck in their ivory towers.![]()

This all seems very sensible, it just seems pretty mountain out of a molehill. Erring on the side of caution is exactly what academics are doing when they warn that Firaxis' time might be wasted.Some of them don't deserve it at all.
Others do.
Don't put it all on one pile. In fact, don't look at the academics at all. Look at the words. Make light of stupid stuff being said, respect sensible stuff being said. And err on the side of caution, of course.
For the record, I'm super glad that Firaxis persisted, and got a warm reception. It's great for everybody involved.