Hmmm. I feel constrained here to offer some defense of my position and a clarification.

One, who cares about votes? The only reason I pointed it out, is because I see the votes as a feedback system. My comment here got 3 upvotes and 7 downvotes. I don't care about the votes (can I buy fuel with them?), but that indicates at least 10 individuals thought it worth their energy to share their feedback. For me, that's relevant.

Two, my comment was about effort. The general rules emphasize (all caps): "HIGH EFFORT, HIGH-INFO posts only!" I thought your post was low effort (I may very well have been wrong), but I shared my feedback on that. You don't have to agree, but it was not intended as an attack or as a demand.

Three, I offered suggestions. You don't have to agree, obviously, and I'm quite glad to have your response and to read it. I could have just ignored your post. Why didn't I? Because I get jollies in attacking others on GAW? (I think we're both better than that).

I take my time and effort on GAW seriously, and I don't think I'm wrong to attempt to engage you or anyone else in a serious conversation about what we do here, how it can be improved, or where we collectively find value. It's that simple.

Four, my point was NOT about people being spoon-fed or being provided content without doing the work. For me, a lot of the best value I got out of being involved in r/GA, v/QRV, and GWA was when I did my own analysis and discussion, shared that with others, and then engaged on that basis. Or when reading others' analysis, and then engaging.

If I reached the wrong conclusion about your efforts, and misjudged what you are attempting to do, then what? ... apology? I mean, I just offered feedback. Let's not make it anything more or less than that.