See I was gonna mention the exact same Thall thread and say the opposite of what you just did... I think in 2002 (I think that's when the thread was from, if I remember) nobody had the rail game to make one footers look smooth. Now, with wallisch's rail mastery, he can sw up into a one footer and make it look flawlessly smooth.
Not saying they should become a "thing" (because most people can't pull them off like he can) but don't hate on the trick as a whole. I think it looks dope