So, after much inner turmoil and trepidation, I finally decided to bring this topic to a thread of its own. I have been writing about this the past couple of weeks in a different thread, but have transferred those posts to this thread. Warning: THEY ARE LONG POSTS. But, even as long as they are, I still did not cover everything in as much depth as I would have liked. So, here we are.

I would like to make it very clear right now that everything you will read in the following posts is strictly my own views and opinions. Also, unless otherwise noted, I did no research nor consulted any other sources for the information contained within the posts. It is strictly things from my own head/memory I wrote down as I went along. That being said, I would welcome any constructive criticism. Moreover, I would be more than happy to answer any questions or to clarify any points I may have left too general or vague. Be warned, however, as I will NOT TOLERATE any ridiculous nonsense concerning this topic. So, anyway, for what it's worth, here we go....

(Be advised it may take me a few minutes to get everything transferred to here...)