It is my opinion, that Dick Smith has provided a prima facie example of proof that it is more important WHAT is said, then WHO said it.
Your arguments here on the Professional Pilots forum, Dick, have not been given any more weight just because YOU made them.
They have been judged on their FACTUAL content (or lack thereof), their VERACITY (or lack thereof), and their PRACTICALITY here in Australia (or lack thereof).
They have NOT been judged on the basis that it was Dick Smith (and whatever connotations you believe your name carries) who wrote them.