>>Mike, thanks for inviting us to consider whether RS has done lots for the community... but it's a waste of time, because apparently we're not competent to comment. ;-) Unless I'm very much mistaken, THAT is what Jay is objecting to.
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>John,
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>I learn more from people I disagree with than people I agree with on a regular basis. I never called you or anyone else incompetent. Nor did I say you can't comment or state your opinion. All I said is 15,000 people cannot define a process effectively. You are interpreting what I have said into something you believe.
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>I for one have listened to all the discussion and it has affected my opinion of many things greatly.
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>Thanks for being part of the discussion.

I'm sure you didn't mean it that way, but it sounded like just a high level way of saying, "Now I remember why I don't hang out at this sandbox."