Going back to the original topic of this thread, I'm a little uncomfortable with the notion that we need to be overly concerned with putting our fingers down immediately behind the frets. Being right behind the frets is a good thing as far as it goes, but if you have a decent instrument, a good setup, you don't bend the strings laterally as you press them down, and you don't press too hard, you shouldn't need to be too precise about exactly where you put your fingers down in the space between the frets. The advice is not bad per se, but it could really cramp your style (and slow your playing to a crawl) if taken too much to heart. Moreover, it could make you neglect the other considerations regarding setup, etc., that are more likely to be the real problem.

Anyone else agree with me on this?