so , as most of us...you do the "what if?".  i think, just by commenting, people naturally do the "what if or maybe"  you do enjoy research, old research may be outdated, but research is good, especially with the RG being the RG.  it's almost always the the short story. no outside sources, no investigating even just one layer deeper - the very recent story about the house on ruby lane was a train wreck.  the RG went to print (i assume) with a very weak, incomplete story that really distorted the actual situation by leaving out context and large,  pertinent chunks of information.  there was much more info and much more interesting as it played out in the comments.  people involved in the story commenting gave a much more accurate picture and was a black eye to the RG for their lack of digging.  i think it's great you like to research and can add perspective or context to a story.  maybe it's ego - meh.  information is information. it's why i read the paper...