Guys--please! Will you both please tone it down? This post is starting to make my head hurt!
Jesse, I don't think it serves the discussion at all to resort to insults and "attitude"--James is a bit passionate about his argument, but nothing specifically defamatory was really directed at YOU personally; plus, he has some very good points about the real intrinsic value of this site, whether you agree with it or not. I think the criticism and knowledge has made us ALL better modelers.
James, I hope you don't feel the need to respond in kind to the previous post in the same tone. Haven't we been through this type of stuff enough here in recent memory?
You guys are BOTH valued members of this site, and it would be a shame to lose either one of you--voluntarily or INvoluntarily!
Personally, as I have stated, it seems silly to me to be congratulating OR criticising "model maniac" on these posts, when he didn't even build them! IMHO, it's like congratulating someone for the kids that they're baby-sitting!