I'm not sure I agree that the post above has no relevance. Every time I encounter (an extremely highly voted) patio11 post, my used salesman alert starts blinki

I'm not sure I agree that the post above has no relevance. Every time I encounter (an extremely highly voted) patio11 post, my used salesman alert starts blinking. The guy is obviously a master at garnering karma and links, SEO, what have you, while seemingly providing some value. And he makes his money from this combination. So it is useful to realize where the OP is coming from (self-promotion) when considering the validity of his posts, since they are largely anecdotal.