Chris, regarding:
Wouldn't it be nice - particularly on Tech Log - to see a dispassionate debate on the causes of an accident in which one or more of the main contributors, usually of dubious credentials and having lost the logical part of the argument, didn't resort to the usual accusations of corruption and collusion on the part of the manufacturer/regulator/investigator? I'm not holding my breath.
Reading some of the vitriol that passes for "discussion", one wonders what airlines spent all that time and money on CRM for and why, that is, if indeed those contributing are actually transport pilots.
I second your comments which are very well stated, (specifically, points 1 - 5, & a-b), regarding rudder use. Your comments characterize and reflect my own experience in handling transport aircraft.