I agree that it's obvious. But not that it's hilarious, especially when your reason for hilarity was so self-contradictory. To each their own. :shrug:

Dude. Stop. I never said you're not entitled to your beliefs. I have never said anything like that. I am perfectly fine with pointing out horribly ambiguous powers/traits/interactions. I've been on your side in many such discussions. Me saying that I firmly believe THIS is not one of those cases means just that. I don't believe this is one of those cases.
I don't think the "who does this apply to" issue is a real problem. Not when compared to many, many other rules issues that are a real problem. I don't hate the idea of a lengthy rules document. I'm in favor of errataing EVERY single special power and trait for clarity. You need to stop with acting like just because I don't agree with on this issue that I must somehow disagree with you on every other issue. It's not always "for or against." Dear lord, if you google my name and thrumblefunk's you will see we have been on VERY different sides of many many issues. Heck, for a while I could just expect that whatever he said was going to vehemently disagree with what I said and vica versa.
I know I've explained this before too, but my take is because sometimes threads and questions CREATE problems. I know you believe they don't, they can only point out the problems. That's your belief. Mine is that sometimes you have something that will get ruled correctly 99.999% of the time, then someone manages to throw some doubt onto the topic. NOW you have a bunch of reactions, but some of them will be to raise only doubt and confusion. A lot of people might see the first ten posts in a thread and never check back. Never see the resolution. So yes, lazy or not I think if "they'll probably get it right" then we should probably not worry about that. That seems the practical and pragmatic solution to me.
I didn't read it as dismissive or insulting. From Merriam-Webster Hand holding: solicitous attention, support, or instruction (as in servicing clients)
I don't think of it as an insulting phrase. Now that you bring it more to my attention I could see how it could easily be construed as such. But that is not how I read it. And I don't Anthony did either as his response indicated exactly how much hand holding he wanted. I feel like if he found it offensive then he wouldn't have reused the phrase.

As for "giving a hard time" I see no issue with that if it isn't insulting, rude or diminutive. I've never said "stop giving the Deputies a hard time by asking questions!" I have said "stop being rude to the volunteers."