I hope people won't mind too much my saying this, but the debate as to whether FR are wonderful or evil is already all over the Interweb - no need to look here to find comments on that debate. And yes I'm guilty of engaging in this as well sometimes. Unlike other websites, people on this thread are usually very knowledgable on European aviation, making it far more interesting and possible to read people making comments more objectively and looking at deeper issues rather than the rights and wrongs of a boarding card policy.
Would it be at all possible if we all took a collective deep breath and resumed our discussion in the style of Harvard Business School and left the more minor aspects aside ?