The contribution is an implied &quot;I think that stance by the manufacturer is ridiculous, and I won&#x27;t even engage them.&quot; It&#x27;s helpful because it highlights the ridiculousness of the manufacturers system. Sure, it could have been articulated better, but I think it&#x27;s still contributing.<p>&gt; which is not particularly helpful in any way, and has resulted in an off-topic metabranch<p>I would say that your statement has done more to forward this metabranch than the original statement ever did.