Don,

""Mudcat rule is: those who object might reply, those who agree are likely just to nod silently.""

I've always found that those who agree with me are countering those who don't in much the same proportion as those who object are countering me.

I think you have a logical fallacy there Grishka.

Nothing to do with logic, just an observation, meant to answer the suspicion (presumably not in earnest) that I might be astroturfing. Indeed, some other Mudcat posters tend to gang up, not always successfully creating the impression of representing a genuine majority, let alone superior evidence. Also, sometimes members of a gang actually seem to despise each other.

My own posts are not always easy to understand, partly because of my clumsiness (English not being my mother tongue), partly because I want to express thoughts that are not well-known to everybody (- those who complain about that are welcome to ask me for further explanations). Given that, I am quite happy with the amount and quality of support I get, though sometimes embarrassed by misunderstandings or willful misinterpretations.

BS is a jungle, we enter at our own risk. It is silly to argue towards an imaginary referee.