Haven't looked at the code in a long time and it's probably as you say, not very nice code, and you are right that indeed WP fits this thread, BUT, i take issue with this phrasing "terrible solution to any problem" leading the reader to think that whatever he is trying to do, WP is not the answer. If it was such a terrible solution it wouldn't be were it is.
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I said it's technically a piece of garbage, confirming that it fits very much in the topic of "poorly written but very successful"
That 25% of sites use it just proves the successful part, and says nothing about how appropriate it is technically.
Haven't looked at the code in a long time and it's probably as you say, not very nice code, and you are right that indeed WP fits this thread, BUT, i take issue with this phrasing "terrible solution to any problem" leading the reader to think that whatever he is trying to do, WP is not the answer. If it was such a terrible solution it wouldn't be were it is.