furdle just has a big ego so he has to try to start stuff with everyone he sees as potentially becoming better than him
It's possible, but experts always try to hide their weaknesses so their bite is as big and if not bigger than their bark. he may be better, but he may not be.
After Buttman left, he began to stuff on the basis of the story, and while he was correct that there was no objective, the core of the project is free-form. The objectives are what you set for yourself.
Be a marauding pirate and create a band of pirates? Go for it.
Be a solo traveler masquerading as a terrorist? Just fine.
Create a transportation agency or be the roadside assistance of the sky? Sure, whatever floats your boat.
The whole appeal to it is that it's free-form. Many people say "Can't wait for this to be finished!" or "I can't wait!" By virtue that only one highly critical member has said anything against it, it must not count for much, since people are enjoying it already in it's WIP stages.