Also, a lot of "new members" to this platform sure are arguing a lot for Craig. Interesting...
I'd say one reason for this is you have 3 eras of The Dis: 1. WDinfo/early Youtube 2. Rise of Youtube 3. Transition/Post Covid.
It seems the majority of people who don't like him are from the first era. I get that, these were contributors from a smaller company that knew each other and already had a rapport.
A lot of people who like Craig came in on the 2nd gen. He was already running the show production wise and a lot of people like snark. His edge was cut by the remaining people from the first gen so it maintained balance.
3rd gen a lot of the long timers are not showing up, people are coming and going, the owner seems less interested, and the younger gen employees are very different from the people who had started with the company between the late '90s and 2010. They're having a hard time establishing what they once had. Snark is not as welcomed when there is a lot of chaos.
I'm in that second gen and honestly Craig, Ryno, and Pete were the main draws for me. I think there are a lot of valid criticisms of Craig but a lot of people arguing for him seem to be saying that as well. Lately he has been a bit of a pill and something is clearly going on behind the scenes.
I don't think it's people coming to shill for him. It's just the 2nd generation viewers that aren't enjoying the 3rd gen/post Covid era. Also, this is one of the nicer threads so they may not be aware how vitriolic these type of sites can get.