I don't see where this is even a "debate", I think it's nothing more than drama started by someone who felt like being childish.
IS THE FREAKING HOLE THERE OR NOT?? Doesn't sound like it is. Therefore Mike's facts are straight and what he stated was factual. PROBABLE? Obviously not, based on the number of people running the product who haven't had trouble. POSSIBLE? Definitely, as proven by Mike's facts. Now it's an individual choice whether or not to take the risk.
It didn't have to turn into a "whose stuff is better" type of debate--I definitely didn't get the feeling that that's how Mike intended it to be at all. Yet when it was taken to Pirate it definitely appeared to be a "Hey look what 'Marlin' said about you guys" type of tattling session.
