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Are we having a go at hexed tables now? perhaps we need some kind of guide so we know which is 'the right way' to wargame.
Are you now a platitude bot, Cubs?
... or perhaps, we'd sit on opposite sides of a table shouting numbers at each other until one player holds up his/her hands saying 'you win, you have better numbers than me'.
Perhaps newer members who aren't so fussed about the look of things, could overlook the occasional outburst from more longstanding members like me, who fondly remember when LAF was largely about great looking figures, models and terrain in games which were fun and cinematic in feel.
That's Numberwang...
Captain Blood says his lines and I say mine, neither changes the other's mind and so we go on. As long as it remains a healthy discussion between friends and doesn't descend into petty name-calling then it's all good, I suppose. Shall we do it again in another two years? Is May 2020 good for you, Richard?
But you seem to forget another key part of the LAF ethos in the early days, that all are welcome, no matter how rubbish they are at this kind of thing.
The Michelangelo sculptures vs. chits and counters thing again? It's a false dichotomy. There are a world of options in between.