Board Thread:Administration/@comment-10950063-20140721211610/@comment-24101790-20140721230909

The issue is that the people who are commonly recalcitrant are typically also the ones who are likely to be boorish when trying to open up a dialogue. People sometimes would rather think that one person is just jealous or biased against them than the other option and other people commenting can help to dispel that misconception. (This is typically why I never do deletion appeals for stories that I have deleted as I feel like it helps cement the fact that a story has issues if two separate people point out the flaws in a story.)

I do understand your point about dog-piling in and will try to refrain in the future, but at the same time, I think it is helpful when another person steps in and gives feedback to support one's stance. (Especially if they talk more eloquently than me... Which is a large percentage of the people here.)