ACDUDE Not so fast! You are entitled to your views. Some of us appreciate your contribution to this board.
I too am disgusted by the "shorted certificates" argument and you make some good points about the computer system not being designed to dish out upgrade certs if you are "close" to a 10K threshold. In this regard I'm quite happy to know that for every 10K Q-Miles I fly I get 2 certs -- simple. If I'm 1 Q-mile short -- well stupid me -- I should have changed a routing or something to put me over.
The attacks you are getting are from just a few individuals on this board....