Dear John

I use RVs for the reasons I cite in the Wiki. I do not ALWAYS use RVs- of course RVs are sometimes unsuitable. Examples or experience of RV unsuitability do not mean RVs are entirely bad.

You say I should repeat it all here. I suppose I could cut-and-paste it here... but why not just refer people to the wiki so the repository grows and we all learn, including those too busy to read threads every day?

FWIW, SB does not claim Wiki is an "authority"; he casts it as a community and user generated data repository. If it is "deficient" then one hopes that people in the know will fix that.

>>I don't waste alot of time thinking about different appraoches to solving a problem when the solution alread exists and is one that I have used. It is not desireable from an economic standpoint; either from my or my client's perspective<<

In terms of "efficiency", questioning and looking for better ways has proven efficient, effective and immensely profitable for my company. We are proud to be inventors and entrepreneurs. That you are not, does not mean you are "bad", its just a different approach that may be just as successful for you.

Which I guess is my point. If you have found a way that works really well for you, of course you should pursue that proven formula. But if people come up with a different way, you cannot say they are always wrong. Perhaps their circumstances are different or perhaps there is something you have not fully understood. Even the mighty MS bows to this creed- look how they clasped the Internet when it became clear that "their way" was not the best.

In summary, on this issue it seems to me that you "protesteth too much".

Regards

JR