I criticize Kotaku (especially my own work on Kotaku) all the time! Just not publicly.
Internal criticism can lead to improvement; public criticism leads to nothing but embarrassment. That's one of the reasons I try to think twice before publicly criticizing one of my colleagues or fellow media outlets. It's often a lose-lose situation. People are far more inclined to listen to advice or criticism when you approach them privately and politely rather than calling them out on a website read by almost 5 million people a month, you know?
Anyways, I've really gotta go now cause I'm late for a thing, but thank you all for hearing me out and I hope I explained my reasoning well. I enjoyed reading your thoughts and opinions, even when I disagreed with you all. I'll try to pop back on later this weekend if I have some time and take more questions.