That sounds very similar to hiding behind sneaky talk in order to keep the practical effects in the background.
Almost no-one cares about the terms "Manifest v2 extensions" - because almost no one recognizes them for what they really are. Most people can understand it by its effect - that it will disable UBO. Only sneaky people will insist on using the technically correct, but obscure term in a PUBLIC announcement - clearly the aim is to make sure that the public overlooks the announcement.
> backed it up with a kangaroo court of 1 or 2 buddies weighing in on the Talk page
If they had a couple of other editors backing them up, then it doesn't sound all that "jumped up" to me. Sounds more like you are playing with a different set of rules in mind.
What are you talking about... the audio might not professional studio level 10/10, but I don't see anything significantly wrong with it - given that its more like a standard presentation mic. Its clearly good enough.
Almost no-one cares about the terms "Manifest v2 extensions" - because almost no one recognizes them for what they really are. Most people can understand it by its effect - that it will disable UBO. Only sneaky people will insist on using the technically correct, but obscure term in a PUBLIC announcement - clearly the aim is to make sure that the public overlooks the announcement.