bburgess, thank you for your response. All good reasons and many stated before, but not so succinctly.
njbth, thank you also for your well thought out and articulate response. however i must decline to respond to your request to give reasons why pips will not come back; that is not what this thread is about, only positive reasons.
ArcturusI, methinks you sometimes see darkness and conspiracy where it doesn't exist. Sorry you have such a dim view of someone you don't know. I feel sorry for you. As to what gets fooled more easily, you know the answer to that and it's part of you MO.
I truly am NOT trying to stir things up or get people at each other, just honestly fascinated at the enduring trust & faith showed here. Obviously, no one need feel compelled to reply.