@Makin

Have not really been engaging with this thread outside of lurking, but I do want to say: While I think it would be a bad idea to attempt to rebuke most of the points and arguments being made towards you (particularly since it is clear that most of the people here do not have a high opinion of you and I doubt any answers you could have given would satisfy) I question the motive behind coming into a thread and selectively choosing to reply only to the most benign offtopic comments with more derailing offtopicry. I get that it's probably to troll but if anything it just comes off as really unprofessional and is not helping your case. You could have just not replied to the thread.