re: Y do so many of you post links with no input of your own?

I'll try to always give my take, but sometimes I don't and the reason is that what I say becomes the subject of conversation rather than the topic by itself, so the whole point of discussion is lost in lieu of my take on it. That isn't the point of such a thread. That's one reason I'll do it from time to time, and then I'll post my opinion.