Folks,
I think this is a good thread. This can go downhill from here and so I am hoping it will naturally peter out. But if it doesn't, I'll take some action (i.e., lock it). I'm very proud of this community for holding new members accountable for their actions with cephs. If anyone wants to keep a ceph, they need to be prepared to listen to the collective voice of the community when it is observed that they are putting the ceph they care for in harm's way. If you're going to keep a ceph, you need to be accountable and responsible for your actions. If you can't answer the tough questions posted here, and/or you are not willing to learn / react / adjust appropriately in the interests of the ceph's health, then this probably isn't the right forum for you.
We don't demand that everyone who posts here are "experts" -- on the contrary we are here to help. But if you are going to keep a ceph, I would suggest you need to be willing to listen, learn, adjust and yield to the more senior members and staff of this forum (of which there are many).
Disclaimer: I am not a ceph-keeping expert, I just run the site!