I never made that claim.
My comment is that opinion is always "according
to you." Even yours and
charliehustle, who also seems to be under the misapprehension I was the original poster and perhaps should take his own advice. Claiming there is near-consensus is, yes, an opinion. An opinion that isn't mine, mind you, because there is no mechanism to survey every single reader. I would say, however, there are plenty of corners of the internet who disliked Slott's take on Spider-Man and this board tended to be more friendly to him than other places during his run.
Sales, Slott's own favorite argument!
Then David Michelinie must be the GOAT, as ASM was the #1 comic for a long stretch at a time when comics sales were much, much stronger.
I was around for Chapter One and the relaunch. I wonder if Slott got the idea for Silk and inappropriate sexual tension with Peter from Byrne's depiction of Mattie Franklin?
I was around for the original clone saga, which IMO deserved all the stones thrown at it at the time. It's fun to see how nostalgia changes people's lens.
Slott's story execution still sucks, IMO. There can be more than one bad run, y'know.