it is certainly not your call to make.
The last time I checked its the USPTO that decides.
whew, talk about armchair quarterbacks.
Lurking'
Are you saying we cannot even discuss decisions of the Patent Office? Can we discuss decisions of the Supreme Court? What about the FEC? The FCC? The SEC?
This is a discussion board, and I don't think there are any rules against armchair quarterbacking. If there were, threads would be fairly empty.