First of all, I'd really like the author to give me examples of when Felicity apologized to Oliver for standing her ground because I certainly don't recall her ever apologizing to him other than in 520.
Second of all, Felicity pushed Laurel out of the role as love interest, nothing else. If Laurel worked as an independent character then she would've fared just fine, but saying Felicity pushed Laurel out of the series is like saying Laurel was only good as a love interest... Which makes me wonder how the author is a fan of Laurel if they only reduce her to that.
Thirdly, has this person ever watched this show without their Felicity hate goggles on? Because it really doesn't seem like they have considering their characterization of Felicity is completely off...