Can VM be written in vowelless Latin?

[MarcoP]

I respect you and Rene and many others greatly, but to solve well-known problem and to satisfy you are slightly different tasks, although they have a lot in common.

The relationship between a solution and consensus by other people depends on what you mean by "solution".

Effective solutions (like, say, Champollion's deciphering of the hieroglyphs) are supported by direct comparison with actual evidence. This allows others to check if the solution is correct. If it does a good job at explaining a significant part of the available evidence, in the end, most of the others will adopt it and build upon it (but, around the world, there will always be some who disagree).
In this sense, solving a problem and obtaining the consensus of other researchers are strongly correlated.
In this sense, the VMS hasn't been solved yet, even if several small steps in explaining some of the evidence have been taken.

Fake solutions like those by Michael Hoffmann, luiscrassus, Patrick Lockerby, Nicholas Gibbs or yourself (all more or less in the crowded fake-Latin arena) can only fool their creators and others who do not care about direct comparison with actual evidence. Gibbs for instance was taken seriously by several people, thanks to an article on the Times Literary Supplement; in the end You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. had to point out that his Latin did not make sense. In these cases, a convergence between the views of the delusional creator and other researchers is impossible. By giving up discussing evidence, fake-solvers also give up any constructive discussion with others: they are only interested in their own fictional worlds. As they disregard actual evidence, they should also disregard the opinion of others: I guess many follow such a consistent behaviour but of course they are invisible, so it is impossible to tell.
In this sense, the VMS is being "solved" about once a month.