Mr jstark. Thank you for sharing. I must say you really brought a lot into the discussion with your mature and highly enlightening response.
The truth is that most audiophiles don't have any idea how a room interacts with their system and blindly put stuff up on the walls because somebody else told them it would be better. They put something up and it sounds different so they assume it is better. There are numerous highly regarded individuals in this hobby who recommend minimal if any treatments. I've tried a wide variety of room treatments and the ones I recommend are highly effective.
Unless you have something constructive to add to the discussion why don't you go over to myspace and hang out with the rest of the children.