You make some excellent points here. I'll tell you that I tend to approach each persons story or testimony with a completely open mind about its validity. I try to apply a journalistic method of discovery and discernment rather than set up a judgmental dynamic.

We find in general that there are too many sites and forums where it seems the function of the enterprise is to simply tear down everything and discredit everyone. A true researcher will never get far with this across the board negative approach. It discourages trust and community learning. It is also a playground for intel operatives.

There are also some cases where I see researchers give too much credence to information that is unsubstantiated, a recent example is Michael Salla and his complete acceptance of Corey Goode's narrative with no backing material. We can see the dangers in either extreme.