I hesitate to even comment, as I have been here for a pooftenths amount of time and have no clue about the history, but then I feel that if I want to be a long term member, I should get involved with bad as well as the good.
I will say that its been interesting watching this unfold. Its like the bad film that you arent enjoying, but you cant not watch it!
To me, a noob, it did kinda seem that there wasnt going to be a win/win solution here, as it appeared the old history was just going to be linked to continuously and thrown in everyone's face.
That said, another forum I am a member of has a Mari character and she seems to LOVE the conflict....thrives on it. I dont know Mari well enough to know this is correct, but it did seem that way