Why is D unpopular?

[Mike Parker]

This thread has gone off the rails more than once. At this point, 
I don't see that it's serving any purpose. I don't have a means 
to actually lock it other than to declare:

THIS THREAD IS CLOSED

Any further posts here will be deleted. If you'd like to raise a 
new point, or continue a discussion on a specific topic raised 
here, please do so in a new thread focused on that topic.

Thank you.