I think Joseph O'Rourke meant to say something else. I will guess that something like the following is intended.

MathOverflow is not a forum for judging, critiquing, or refereeing preprints or published articles. MathOverflow is for answering specific questions in mathematics, including but not limited to judging, critiquing, or refereeing a part of a proof or statement, possibly a whole proof or statement if concise enough for this forum. To keep the quality high and the helpful and welcoming atmosphere of the forum, subjective opinions and similar statements which detract from such atmosphere and quality are discouraged.

With the appropriate specific details included, Todd's suggested edit seems fine to me. It is about the math, not about fame, infamy, or if a paper is wrong. I hope Misha Verbitsky agrees to the change in tone, for the sale of the forum.

I think Joseph O'Rourke meant to say something else. I will guess that something like the following is intended.

MathOverflow is not a forum for judging, critiquing, or refereeing preprints or published articles. MathOverflow is for answering specific questions in mathematics, including but not limited to judging, critiquing, or refereeing a part of a proof or statement, possibly a whole proof or statement if concise enough for this forum. To keep the quality high and the helpful and welcoming atmosphere of the forum, subjective opinions and similar statements which detract from such atmosphere and quality are discouraged.

With the appropriate specific details included, Todd's suggested edit seems fine to me. It is about the math, not about fame, infamy, or if a paper is wrong. I hope Misha Verbitsky agrees to the change in tone, for the sake of the forum.