I think the proofs are VERY essential. Not to know WHO Q is, that's not important, but that Q is exactly what he and we claim he is.
That is the sole basis that even our own FReeper brothers and sisters dismiss the Q operation and call us crazy (amongst other things) Imagine that if Q was proven to be what it is claimed it is, to their satisfaction, we could get the entire FReeper nation on board with us.
Think of the works we could accomplish. Not just what we do here, but think about activism even to the street level. If Jim Robinson himself was convinced of the reality of Q. And that's just us. Red-pilling the normies would be so much easier.
No. I think Q proofs are super important. That's been one of my priorities since day one.
But maybe that's just me.
Bagster
I concur from that perspective - but I think it’s only useful for that purpose - NEWS unlocks the MAP. People having knowledge of the who/what/when/why/how/where etc. behind the news from the map can discuss details of such without having to prove “Q” - which is pointless. “Q” directs to “open source” and we have more than we know. We don’t have to prove “Q”, just direct others to the same “open source”. See how the same happens with trolls on these threads - they challenge “Q” but they can’t challenge facts that “Q” leads folks to discover and answer the questions. IMO ;)