[Mike Fieschko]

editors write the criticism off

The SF Chronicle should go down in flames for letting in split infinitives.

That isn't a split infinitive. It's a dangling preposition.

[drubyfive]

That isn't a split infinitive. It's a dangling preposition.

Thinking harder about this, it may be neither but a split compound verb. While that may not be a grammatical faux pas, I would argue that reader comprehension is better served by keeping the two parts of the verb together.