In a real debate, there is a winner
and a loser. My opinion? Yes, of course, but based on my interpretation of the ongoing debate here. If you think 'your side' (if indeed it is your side) has presented a winning 'argument', my 'opinion' is that it hasn't. And when I see people like awk, rachel, wavxmaster, and others sharing my 'opinion', it only strengthens my conviction that it's a valid one.
ps. Did you happen to notice that it sucked all the air out of awk's board? That tells me as much as anything about the prevailing sentiment.