[travisjungroth]

> I don't say this to criticize the linked post

What you have written is obviously a criticism of the linked post.

[haberman]

If I'm criticizing the linked post, then I'm also criticizing myself, because I could easily imagine having written it.

[nyeah]

I think some might get the impression that you're complaining about Hickey's tone. Perhaps your emotional terms "frustration," "defensive," and "exasperated" may be the reason.