If I were seen as anybody's ally here, that would be a gross misunderstanding. In all my posts I took the same stance, clearly distinct from the others'. Anybody is welcome to challenge my statements, but please be specific. I do not enjoy partisan fights where the sides are preset wholesale.

Those who cannot read Mudcat messages or short newspaper articles have a hard time declaring themselves expert historians. And making one grammatical error in a two-words French sentence does not add to one's authority either. (I make mistakes as well, but I do not claim such expertise.)