" Your statement "I ask only that verse be judged by its quality, not by opinions of content" is revelatory, because it indicates that you believe the quality of a poem can be gauged by its structural compliance with the prescribed form, ignoring its content. I find that unbelievable."

Please note "by opinions of content" . I do not feel the content can be ignored, just that one need not agree with the intent of the poem to be able to judge it.

"Bruce, you continue to assume a lot that is beyond your ken"

is this egotism I sense?

"Pull up your socks, Beardedbruce, and see what the world has to say about your sonnets."

I sort of thought that this thread might do some of that- it seems I must be mistaken.