That is not your call to make. If you don’t like how the conference is run, don’t go. Encourage others not to go by telling them how the event is organized, not by throwing around wild, entitled accusations of mental illness.
You have made this reply to Hank in response to (perhaps) the only comment by Hank in this thread to which it isn’t a valid response.
The grandparent (in particular and perhaps to the exclusion of the other rants) is an entirely legitimate position. Giving an evaluation on which component is most valuable is his call. You don’t need to agree with it and the organizers do not need to comply with the advice but he is not “out of his place” to make it.
Given the rest of the context, (particularly hankx7787′s other response to iceman’s post), I’m not confident that he understands the distinction between appropriate criticism and the organizer being required to follow his advice.
But I agree with you that the distinction is valid, and criticism without the necessity to comply is completely appropriate in this context.
You have made this reply to Hank in response to (perhaps) the only comment by Hank in this thread to which it isn’t a valid response.
The grandparent (in particular and perhaps to the exclusion of the other rants) is an entirely legitimate position. Giving an evaluation on which component is most valuable is his call. You don’t need to agree with it and the organizers do not need to comply with the advice but he is not “out of his place” to make it.
Given the rest of the context, (particularly hankx7787′s other response to iceman’s post), I’m not confident that he understands the distinction between appropriate criticism and the organizer being required to follow his advice.
But I agree with you that the distinction is valid, and criticism without the necessity to comply is completely appropriate in this context.