I agree. They're also insanely time-consuming to learn well enough to enjoy.

The guy's an absolute fuckwit who's trying to con his way into office by playing on the fears of the people who won't do the research required before they vote. Bleh. Kick him off the cliff too.

A childish move? Sure, but I can understand where he was coming from. When you're the top mod of a major forum covering a dedicated topic, and that topic has done nothing for two days but kick your ass and cause the subreddit to be flooded with screenshots of long queue times, I can see the need for a short break.