[Lance]

I hope I'm not misinterpreted. It was implied that someone who I've a lot of faith in cannot handle this job, or even the application. I stated that I saw his application, that it was good, and that if he wasn't selected, that I would like to see the other applications, to see just how much better they possibly could be, as I am interested in what the selected applications look like. I meant to insult none - I just want to see what could possibly be better than Chris's. I believe it's quite possible for someone to beat Chris's application, but considering the majority of the community it is not that likely - and if someone does, then I would praise them for doing an excellent job.

Further:

Nobody should be discouraged from what I said - there are several ways to attack the questions, Chris chose one which I happen to think is good. I'm not the final authority - heck, I don't even think I'm involved in the selection process, that's the only reason I made any comment at all. It's perfectly possible to answer the questions (and answer them well) in a shorter method, approaching it from a different way.

I didn't want to have to defend anyone, but I have seen his application, and I have adequate knowledge to counter points made about his application. Had I moderator powers here, I would have deleted all of these attacking/defending application posts, as this is not something the public should be involved in. However, I don't, so I can only try to stop the argument before it gets out of hand - And, the best way to do so was to disprove it, thereby ending the discussion.