"I take your point but sometimes a robust discussion will bring up issues that others may not have considered. "
Absolutely. I agree that a robust discussion is helpful. But hand-waving and grasping for "facts" is not helpful, nor sometimes even healthy.
I wish I had a dollar for every time some well-meaning hand-waver gives the wrong electrical advice.
And as a licensed electrician, and a fire marshal, I wish I had a dollar for every chintzy power strip I've encountered.
BTW I admire your rhetoric: robust is a wonderful word that needs to be used more often.
