My Goodness - I feel like I'm in nursery school again with all this bickering! Post after post of it!
You're all as bad as each other. If it's "just a travellator" then let it be! We're all entitled to our opinion on whether it has positive or negative affects on the airport and it's users.
Different personal circumstances ensue different opinions. For some it may just be a worthless piece of equipment - for others an extremely handy tool to help them get from A to B.
Have a bit of respect. I don't think that's unfair to ask.
eJJ