[victorquinn]

Fair point but when someone says "X will never ..." as a justification for it not meeting that qualification and there being no evidence that their assertion is true, there is either (a) a fundamental misunderstanding of X or (b) malicious intent.

I don't think suggesting FUD is explicitly saying that (b) is present, it could well be (a) but if that's the case it is still harmful and one can spread FUD without the malice. But it is reckless and irresponsible to state something which is simply not true as if it were fact. This is a problem in our current world and one which has run rampant and I think it is necessary, particularly in forums such as this, to question the assertion of unverified facts.