Right - obviously, your tone is different. I have more respect for your view (although I don't agree with it) that a crossbow is an extension of archery than I do for Datamax's (that since a compound bastardizes and corrupts archery, why not let anything, including crossbows, in.)
I agree Data may go about it in a different way than I do, but that dosen't mean he is anti-compound, if he was he wouldn't have hunted with one last year. I think what he is trying to say (sorry if i'm putting words in your mouth) is compounders (like myself) have no right to call something
not a bow when their choice of weapon is very close to not being one as well. And only true longbow/recurve shooters have the RIGHT to say anything. Because like it or not, that was the original bow hunting equipment.