I hate to nitpick, but.....
A work of art is meant to be good. Even if it's a joke, or intentionally made ugly, 'good' is specific to the art itself.
(And yes I think they're meant to look like a work of art)
Don't see how. It's just his/her opinion; the balls don't look good - doesn't really justify the calling of it being retarded.
Beside the point. He/she is saying that this, specifically, is giving the impression that we're idiots. Possible, to some people. In any case, there is a chance that we are the ones uneducated here within our little corner of the internet.
Subjective, but understandably so.
Do I think what Plasma Eagle/the other guys are in this situation are in the right? No. Could they have worded their posts better? Yes. Are they just trolling to get our defensive reactions? Yeah, probably, and I admit it is kind of funny. Do they have a relationship with Bacon? Perhaps. But unless they're trolling they aren't exactly not allowed to post their negative comments. Maybe they don't like balls. Maybe our balls DO suck. Maybe he/she/they just think that our time as a community could be better spent not drawing balls. Maybe he/she/they think that our celebration of something as trivial as this isn't worth it at all.
Fully acceptable situations, each of which I doubt justify calling someone's post retarded.
-JL