You making up stuff off the top of your head isn't anywhere close to me asking about clarification on something I read, you are kidding right?
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Correct. They're not anywhere close to the same thing, so you shouldn't be treating them the same. Nothing more to say, right?
You were perpetuating a rumor and non-factual information that people have been spreading for a year or so now. A rumor that needs to be squashed. I on the other hand was taking a wild-ass guess on a shaft diameter. I was perpetuating no rumors, and it was clear I was making a (wrong) opinion on looking with my eyeballs alone. In the same thread, jrcrake, who corrected me, also takes a wild guess based on his observations about someone he knows. No measurements. It's a guess. I'm sure he won't get all backpedally when someone proves him right or wrong. Not like you.
Two different scenarios. So, not the same situation ,by definition. But, you're not flustered.
Silly looking? This is your thread, since it's so important to you. I'm fine playing, considering you didn't call me out with your vague thread (thanks Russ).