So he used a derogatory term to say that people were stating things without qualifications and in some cases with grossly wrong or incomplete qualifications. He did not disrespect them by calling them names but by pointing out the fallacies of their statements. You, on the other hand were the first to start the name calling and I think that is in poor taste.

I liked the way askrom has stayed in the conversation with intelligent feedback to the discussion. And I think he was correct in that what was offered could not all be true. I also think he is correct that the value of the board is lessened if bogus information becomes prevalent and uncorrected on the threads. It is much more to the boards benefit to call the kettle black. I would prefer if we could do that with as much civility as possible.

Your end description is one of the better ones, but that may be 20/20 from the other replies, I don't know.

My writeup from the beginning would have been that I do not know if anyone makes a completely compatible cable. I have had an off brand before but they did not work. In the end it did not matter because I did not like the thinner off brand quality. Campy at least used to make noticeably thicker cables. It has been ~5 years since I have purchased cables so that may no longer be the case in terms of compatibility or quality.