[Peach]

I'm not trying to debate either. I'm trying to answer your question. Which was:

Why to do we all (sometimes, myself included) think we know more than the people that actually have the facts, education and training to do these jobs? It's hard to believe that replacing the top 100 people trying to save NO with 100 random Freepers would improve things.

And I answered because freepers are smart and right about a lot of things.

[John Jamieson]

"freepers are smart and right about a lot of things"

Yes

But some freepers are dump, ignorant and wrong about lots of things (I'm not referring to you!)

Freepers are also very often of guilty of shooting from the hip. (not waiting for more facts, Myself included, but I'm trying to do better)

BTW I'm one of the longest freepers, not a plant.