It is more positive. There are less converts from other car makes that think just because they know everything about DSMs or Hondas or Toyotas, that all of a sudden they know everything about Subaru, and they think the only engine Subaru has ever made is the 2.0.
By the way, after seeing the TMR post, I remembered how much I miss having his Impreza around. It was a sad, sad day when that car went to the great tarmac course in the sky.