Seems like New Things go through a few predictable stages. First, people try to figure out what the New Thing is supposed to be, using the Six Men of Indostan analysis method. Later, consultants and pundits provide definitions for them; sometimes the definitions are self-serving, but hey, there's a market, right? There follow various experiments and pilots that produce very mixed results. Those who like the New Thing point to the successes as proof that it works; those who dislike it point to the failures as proof that it doesn't. The occasional perky little writer makes a Big Stink about the New Thing, and its detractors rush to applaud him or her for calling everyone to their senses and for being one of the few lemmings that isn't speeding toward the cliff. Typically, the Big Stink is based on a poor understanding of the New Thing, but that doesn't really matter to its detractors. They flock to the Big Stink like flies to...well, let's just say like flies to a porch light.