<p>“But merely beating around the bush and pouring vitriol on the ‘other’ does not help the debate in any way.”</p>
<p>I have never once done this, including here.</p>
<p>Perhaps you’re the one fond of “vitriol”?</p>
<p>The info is dated because it discussed the original rationale(s) for using factors other than (in addition to) strictly statistical ones. It’s been decades since the Elites operated this way. It is not thus pertinent to the OP’s inaugural question. (Again.)</p>