What drives a poor reputation for the Rogue class?

[QuickLyRaiNbow]

Sooo...would it not benefit the game as a whole to rectify that groundless reputation by reinforcing what the actual rules are and the image they should garner, rather than proliferating a false perspective that might mislead even experienced players who are used to other Classes, let alone new players, into believing something that is, as you admit by being unwilling to argue the case, baseless?

Are you going to go table-to-table evangelizing about it? A discussion of the rules in a vacuum on a dying hobbyist forum isn't going to change the reputation of the class when behavior at individual tables is what drives that reputation.