Mistwell
Crusty Old Meatwad
I can't really agree with the "videogamey" debate being an example of a dead end- the more it goes on, the more variant definitions and nuances come out.
You think WOTC is wading through thousands of posts to find slight nuances in variant definitions of the video gamey debate to improve the game at this point? I don't. The claim is that the purpose was to improve future editions by sending a message to WOTC. That video game stuff isn't any longer serving that purpose. Not even a little.