Dab said:

My impression remainst that the only reason this article is so long and detailed is the attempt to disguise from the casual reader the fact that the entire thing can be shrugged off in a one-liner.

Yes, that's probably true, but what is the alternative?  Many of us have been battling to make the CMT clear, but every time a statement is made on how crazy the theory is, the other side asks for a proof/citation.  And since that has happened almost every week for the last six months (and probably longer), the article has grown in size.  I'm not sure how we can overcome this problem, but I'm open to suggestions.