Roundtable: And You Are?

In a continuation of what has been a rather fascinating (if uber-meta) series of Roundtable entries, Metaphor Voodoo's Sereena X (no relation to Malcolm, I'm gonna bet) now asks, in typically glib fashion, "why should you be listened to, period?"

This, coming on the heels of RW's "What makes you think the people want your opinion?", and Atul's "what earns your respect?", is in reaction to a question that came from within the group a few weeks back: Considering the modern age's propensity for binary heated flame wars, are heavy topics best left untouched?

While we've yet to reach the core matter here, I find these tangentially related posts helpful. And today's entry has the added benefit of being funny, as Sereena challenges all and sundry to state their case in 50 words or less.

Quit being shy! Head over, read, and let your voice be heard, damn it!