By the way, I have gotten many messages (here - I have quoted a few.) and many e-mails. All from near beginner players who thanked me for posting this thread and my article on the WCA website. 

I blocked the troll, <Michael G>, I am truly not interested in ANYTHING he has to say, nor am I interested in the rantings of the toxic IM. (As far as I can tell, he has not written any books, made any websites, nor made any effort to truly help a beginner learn the game. His only area of excellence seems to be in his ability to harshly criticize others and calling Kasparov ... who might be the greatest player who ever lived ... "an ignorant patzer.") 

But my original point remains vaild, the Colle is an easy system to learn and an excellent opening system to teach a beginner. 

As for all the criticisms, they are meaningless and simply do not affect me, nor do they really strike me as being sincere ... mostly there seems to be a lot of trolling on this thread now. (I don't think I shall bother with it anymore.) 

However, feel free to leave me a message or start a new thread. (Thanks.) 

You sir, are a liar. 

You said you would stop following me around ... and making negative comments. (I saved the message.)

Apparently, nothing you say has any meaning ... 

And yes, M-G is nothing more than a troll ... and I am beginning to think the same of you. 

In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory,^[2]extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response^[3] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.

(See more here, or here.) 

Sorry - you definitely fit the definition, above. OR ... "if the shoe fits, wear it." 

The only thing I will post here (now) are copies of e-mails and/or messages from people thanking for this thead, my article on the WCA website, etc. 

Thnak you to everyone that contributed something positive. 

By the way, I cannot read comments by most of the negative posters of this thread. (I just reported one to the admins of this site.) And I have blocked just about all of the trolls here ... there is really no point in trying to have a discussion with any of them.