JF,
You are not wrong. There is a sufficiency of high quality applicants to slots even though there is a significant increase in slots this year.
Ratty,
Rest assured at least one President of the Board knows and also has a fair idea of the person to whom you referred.
One thing about this board is that the newbie often has no idea of the credibility or connections of people who are regular contributors here. For instance I know FV better from these boards than when I knew him 37 years ago - now that should give a clue
