Why are some people in the Japanese self learning community so down on Heisig?

I agree that Curedolly gives great advice and insight on things without being disrespectful. I always enjoy a post written by Curedolly :)

(2016-06-05, 4:14 pm)CureDolly Wrote: Besides which everyone really knows that the best color is pink（⌒▽⌒）

Though I used to loathe the color pink growing up (I didn't want to be the stereotypical female who liked pink), I now come to appreciate it. A couple of my most prized possessions are in pink: 3DS XL carrying case and plush alpaca purse. Even my vocab decks (core and working on one for shirokuma cafe) have pink font.

Core (front and back)
Shirokuma cafe (front, front with hint revealed, and back)

I found the color pink (light pink) gives enough attention to the unknown vocabulary without it screaming "LOOK AT ME
!(((φ(◎ロ◎;)φ)))". It's more like "hello there friend ( ᐛ )و" kind of vibe lol.