Does this thing really work?

[Don Tillman]

   From: Haible Juergen <Juergen.Haible at nbgm.siemens.de>
   Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 17:06:22 +0200 

   >I may continue to react badly to "DOES THIS REALLY WORK?". 

   I'm sure that critical questions about the circuits we present to
   the list are a good thing. I can't think of any of my own circuits
   that could not be improoved at one end or the other, and so I am
   thankful for any critical voice. "Does this really work" is either
   a chance to expand my knowledge (looking at the limits of my
   circuit), or to boast with a good explanation *why* it actually
   works, even if it's not obvious at first glance.

Absolutely agree.  Besides all the interesting stuff happens at the
edges of circuit operation, so that's the part that's really worth
discussing.

And "Does this thing really work?" might also be an abreviated way to
ask what problems you had to solve in the process of making it the
circuit operate in the real world and to share insights about it.
I'd treat it as a good thing.

  -- Don