Ike,
You are entitled to your opinion, and I respect your opinion even if I disagree. But if I understand your point - which I may be missing, so correct me if I am - then indeed I do disagree. Baires is not only entitled to refrain from sharing his opinion, but furthermore he is fully entitled to not have one. From an etiquette perspective he chose to apologize for mentioning it in his post which I respect. I don't automatically presume Baires had an ulterior motive.
Hey, if the August post is correct about "friends of family" and other unusually rich deals promised in writing going forward - which I admit to not be as familiar with as others on this board, perhaps - then its fair game to post decrying it. But that critical post itself is in writing for perpetuity and therefore is also fair game to refute. But it hasn't been. If I understand your position, Ike, then you should be taking this up with DW, not Baires.
JMHO
Strike