It's absolutely fair game to discuss this article or this subject, as well as to criticize editorial decisions that led to it being published. A brief scan suggests the article is a puff piece which adds little to the conversation and certainly by failing to acknowledge the GamerGate controversy, TB's participation in call-out culture, his politics, and the question of how people with large audiences can intentionally or unintentionally direct waves of abuse towards those they attack online, the editors could have done better.
That being said, in consultation with other moderators, our sense is that both the title and framing of the original post do no favors for being able to have the conversation, in specific by calling out the editor and by arguing the "anniversary" thing (quite possibly a coincidence, even if tact might have dictated they be aware of this). If the frame is that TotalBiscuit is perceived as innocuous when in reality he is a malicious actor, and people should be aware of this, then that seems reasonable. But if the frame is that the only reason why a press outlet might cover him is because they're deliberately burying his complicity in abuse, that seems like misdirected anger and an overly zealous call to action which might itself end up directing abuse or invective towards those involved with the story. Notably, the thread does not even try to engage with the article itself or the series of pieces that led to it, instead preferring to attack the concept of the article.
I hope it should be obvious that we've tried from day one to keep our site free of GamerGate garbage. We publicly locked the initial thread about the "Zoe Post" on August 19th, 2014 making it clear that the allegations were at best an intrusive look into someone's personal life and at worst doxxing. We have a clear stance against doxxing and posting personal information, and we will never tolerate abuse or invective against people on account of their gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or willingness to speak up about issues of representation in the industry. Locking this thread is not because we wish to exonerate participants in GamerGate, but in the interest of making it clear that if we're going to talk about these issues, we're going to do it with respect, decorum, and minimizing the chance of abuse by users, readers, or opponents of the site.