On the other hand, doing it this way at least provides a bit more transparency. If ArisC had first of all posted a lengthy and apparently abstract discussion at the meta-level, and then later turned out to be a partisan of the one object-level theory that (allegedly) fits the meta-criteria, then I think some readers would have concluded that the meta-discussion was not being conducted in good faith.
On the other hand, doing it this way at least provides a bit more transparency. If ArisC had first of all posted a lengthy and apparently abstract discussion at the meta-level, and then later turned out to be a partisan of the one object-level theory that (allegedly) fits the meta-criteria, then I think some readers would have concluded that the meta-discussion was not being conducted in good faith.