You have no way of knowing this, of course, but I had discussed this subject privately with Jonny. Then Beandog posted a fair comment on the thread based on what turns out to be Simon Cowell flapping his gums nastily, but incorrectly. When the correct info came out, I posted it to them.
I should think that anything posted on the thread is open for further discussion. However, you need not worry about my bothering your "suspension of disbelief" again.
Sorry, Wolfstar, if you were miffed by my post.
Last year we had two Idol threads...jonny's happy and upbeat thread, and another one for deconstructing the program and exposing all the nasty games that go on behind the scenes.
But if everyone else wants that on this thread, too, I'm amenable.