> nobody can ever prove good or bad intent You're certainly happy to throw about assumptions. > The outcome here was the dam was blocked It was slowed but no

> nobody can ever prove good or bad intent You're certainly happy to throw about assumptions. > The outcome here was the dam was blocked It was slowed but not "blocked". The dam exists! > the taxonomists were wrong Still in dispute. > There's no accountability. Academic reputation is a surprisingly strong form of accountability, and even more so in the 1970's.