I am not really sure why the groupthink/mob mentality exsits that everyone has to agree on everything. Opinions (and reviews) are like assholes. We all have one. And they all stink. Lugh posted this review in the way he did to elicit response. And as he said earlier, it has had quite the response.
As for 'management' having 'utter contempt' towards an author... that is complete and utter bullshit of the highest order.
Dom was one of the first authors on this site and I picked him because he is a phenomial writer. Even if Desert Dropping isn't my favorite story, I do like it. I do not agree with the reviewer, but that is one person's opinion.
And if we blocked that opinion from being expressed, we'd get whining about censorship in the other direction. Damned if we do, damned if we don't.