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Message: <blockquote data-quote="catsclaw227" data-source="post: 4675808" data-attributes="member: 14197">The priest analogy is not a fair one.  The DDI is a fixed and measurable collection of product items.  To reasonably judge their worthiness, one must have been able to see and or read them, otherwise, the knowledge is second hand at best.  A priest is educated and trained to counsel couples during seminary school and continuing education and that training is geared towards a goal that is aligned with the beliefs of the priest's order.If I've never driven nor even seen a certain brand/model of car or never used a type of vacuum, I wouldn't be qualified to say that it stinks or isn't of value.  I would have to rely on the second hand reviews of others, and here on EnWorld, the subscribers have had overwhelmingly good things to say.Andor and Maggan addressed this quite well.Here's the interesting thing.  You were quick to address the subjective parts of my post, but the direct questions you were asked were avoided.I'll ask again:What is this list missing features that weren't in the DDI that I knowingly subscribed to?How are you deriving the statement that the previews of material a major feature? Is it based upon experience? Is it based upon discussions in threads? Is it based upon statistical evidence?</blockquote>