Of course if it quacks like a duck and walks like a duck, it just might be a duck. If "those" is large enough and in agreement, the majority just may have a point!
On the other hand, It makes a lot of sense to use a little give and take on a discussion forum. You don't have to look like "Mr. know it all", all the time. You have to know when to pick and choose your battles. Further, there are no winners here. It is for discussion and everyone usually has a fairly astute point of view and adds something to the discussion. This is not a competition on seeing how many people one can get to anyones side of the fence.
We are all for the most part just backyarders trying to show how much we know. The forum becomes much more ego driven with each and every post as the confidence level increases. I think if all of us spent as much time on our trees as we spend on the forum, we might all be able to enter twice as many trees in next years exhibit?
I say, start posting more bonsai for me to critique!
