>And taking a stand that says crappy code should be accepted will never advance the craft.

In practical terms, I always loved a crappy coder. If he was working for someone else, and sold an app to my future customer. Walking in over his dead body is always a pleasure, and the customer's satisfaction is the cherry on top. Ah, BTW, after all those years in the US I never bothered to ask: is that sweet or sour cherry?