If all you'll be trying to do is an attempt 'contributing' to their childish personal quarrel (let alone 'picking a side'), then by all means you're not really welcome by me.
Regarding the 'We owe Lucas situation': I don't owe him anything - and he doesn't owe me anything. His 'fan relations' are on a business-level only. Everybody who believes differently is an idealistic fool (which is not necessarily a bad thing, though), he doesn't give a rats ass about what fans like or don't like (the changes in the '2oo4 Editions' of the classic trilogy should make that quite clear). And he certainly doesn't make any difference between die-hard-lucas-lovers or die-hard-lucas-haters. He doesn't need us to like it anymore.
In the end he is like all of us, obsessed with 'his favorite vision' of StarWars. Alas, what makes him unique is that he is the only person who has the power to create new changed versions as well as preserving the original versions. Is Lucas evil because he doesn't want to preserve the original versions? No. Irresponsible? Yes. Why? Because "with great power, comes great responsibility."
I for once just wish he would follow the laws of logic and make a special edition of the classics that'd actually make sense (that still wouldn't be my favorite version of the films, but at least I could sit down and nod and say "hmm... I don't like that he changed it, but it actually makes sense on a strictly logical basis and it was superbly implemented, artistically as well as technically.)
The director's cut of THX-1138 shows he can apply reasonable changes that follow the original spirit of the story and actually amplify the mood and atmosphere of the setting. That said, it appears that all those silly and illogical changes contained within the upcoming '2oo4 Editions' were purposedly done that way - go figure.
There's only one thing I have left to say to Lucas himself (although I doubt he'll hear nor understand me): "Tread lightly George, for you tread on our dreams..."