I ' m with you on this one . Personally , I have no care for SDC one way or the other . In some instances of what I ' ve heard as I ' ve not had any interactions with them , I applaud them . In others , I abhor them . Moving on , how about we give some examples of what you mean ? Let ' s go to extremes , too , while we ' re at it . Say , it ' s 1944 , and Hitler suddenly walks into someone ' s residence in New YorkLondonreally anywhere that was Allied and says , Hey . Just wanted to let you know that I have some scientific evidence here that shows that leaking oil into the ocean is a very bad thing . What would be that person ' s reaction ? My guess , they ' d be freaking out because , ' Holy crap , Adolf fucking Hitler is in my house ! ' I ' d also hazard a guess that they ' d not have a care in the world about what he ' s saying , whether it ' s true or not , or what ramifications might come from listening or ignoring the man . He ' s Adolf Hitler . He ' s a terrible guy . He ' s not someone the average person in that setting at that time would listen to . On the other end , how about if , say , RooseveltChurchill showed up the next day and said , Dump oil everywhere . It ' s awesome . They ' d likely freak out , cause , ' Holy crap , RooseveltChurchill ' s in my house ! ' And they ' d also be FAR more likely to believe them and listen . The point FaxSmoulder is trying to make isn ' t whether people whine because many do or that heshe disbelieves SDC because of some interaction had with them . It ' s that reputation affects how people will take what you have to say . Worse rep deserved or not means more people will outright ignore or contest you . And with that bit of ministorytelling , I ' m done .