I've already bought a rapid rooter tray so it's not a question of not wanting to put in the effort, I've just heard of many other ways of germinating that 98% effective and that's just fine for me. As I'm sure it's fine for many other people including yourself. Out of the hundreds of people that are on this forum probably only a small fraction the germinate seeds actually use that method. For a forum that's all about information, having only one sticky on germination is misleading to think that's the only way to achieve generally flawless germination and my experience told me that's just not true.