But I wasn't referring to the work. If I had said "OMG, Kirby based Barda on his wife, John Byrne is an asshat!" I agree that would be a step too far. But what I was referring to was his actions as an individual-- for casting aspersions on Evanier's character simply because Evanier reported that Kirby had a very understandable dislike for this story. (And, by extension, disrespecting Kirby himself by refusing to acknowledge that Kirby would be justified in disliking the story.)