What possible use does this thread serve? What relevance do any 'qualifications' have?

This is a troll thread and is intended to do precisely what you claim it isn't, because the information you're asking for is irrelevant to any debate about the game itself and can only be used to cause negative comments to be made by those that design and develop it.

You have an agenda and are looking for evidence to support it, you have no genuine interest other than to be able to denegrate.