I have been fairly vocal about the fact that Rugg's system does not effectively reproduce VMS text.
My purpose in writing these critiques is not to disparage people. It's to encourage good research and to point out problems with methodology so that others don't make the same mistakes.
The problem on the Internet is that if something substandard, or even outright incorrect is posted (especially by someone with lots of letters behind their names), and no one says anything, then people take it as gospel, copy it without critical evaluation, and replicate and perpetuate bad information VERY QUICKLY through the Internet.
Anything that can mitigate or slow down the viral dissemination of bad information should at least be attempted.
My purpose in writing these critiques is not to disparage people. It's to encourage good research and to point out problems with methodology so that others don't make the same mistakes.
The problem on the Internet is that if something substandard, or even outright incorrect is posted (especially by someone with lots of letters behind their names), and no one says anything, then people take it as gospel, copy it without critical evaluation, and replicate and perpetuate bad information VERY QUICKLY through the Internet.
Anything that can mitigate or slow down the viral dissemination of bad information should at least be attempted.