In a healthy organization, open discussion and critiques are welcomed before policies are finalized.
In an organization where the authority figure's pronouncements must be accepted without question, a lot of nonsense gets by.
Freddy's creation-to-1975 chronology deviated about 100 years from dates the WTS had previously published, but of course no one challenged him on it.
With the advent of the internet, JWs and studies now have access to this type of information and criticism.
No wonder the GB is so focused on preventing JWs from getting information from any source other than "mother."