> ...seem entirely normal criticism to me...

Creating a blog, with an obvious smear title like "V is Vaporware" and making comments like "I recommend against using it for anything...", is not "normal" criticism. That is attempting to go above and beyond, with drama and smearing.

To include following such blog posts up with more linking, smearing, drama posts, and attempts to use such to get more attention for one's self at the expense of the V language.