First, now you're guilty of exactly the tone the OP is complaining about. Second, youre implying design is how so,etching looks. I said it in the original thread and I'll say it again, it was really pretty how they redesigned Wikipedia but it still wasn't good because they glossed over very important critical concepts am functionality of the site. It was no different than slapping a fresh coat of paint on any "ugly" website and calling it a day. Visually appealing had nothing to do with it.
People who keep using that phrase as an excuse to hate on anything designed that they don't like are the truly revolting people.
Stifling discussion, silencing opinions, and perpetuating engineer-elitism.