No, I made no claims as to what the author intended to do. What I assert is what she did. Possibly unintentionally, as the article was not a polemic. It was just biased. Bias is often unintentional.
You asserted that this impression was meant sarcastically. I responded by giving evidence of lack of sarcasm in giving the same impression elsewhere in the article.
Kevin asserted that this was not the author's meaning. (Possibly erroneously, though I can't say for sure, but reporters are very good at dissembling their true feelings to interviewees. See the character of Mr. Press in The Enchanted Duplicator for a situation often repeated in the early days of fandom. I can say that, as a professional concert reviewer, that if I meet a performer at the post-concert reception, I am not going to tell her about negative comments that will appear in my review.) I responded to Kevin that the author's extra-textual meaning is not available to most readers. This is true whether or not the reader reads the viewpoint as being sarcastic.
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You asserted that this impression was meant sarcastically. I responded by giving evidence of lack of sarcasm in giving the same impression elsewhere in the article.
Kevin asserted that this was not the author's meaning. (Possibly erroneously, though I can't say for sure, but reporters are very good at dissembling their true feelings to interviewees. See the character of Mr. Press in The Enchanted Duplicator for a situation often repeated in the early days of fandom. I can say that, as a professional concert reviewer, that if I meet a performer at the post-concert reception, I am not going to tell her about negative comments that will appear in my review.) I responded to Kevin that the author's extra-textual meaning is not available to most readers. This is true whether or not the reader reads the viewpoint as being sarcastic.