Shark,
I'm sorry if you felt like I was chastising you through my question. That was not my intent. I only wanted to find out what people/organizations were putting out that misinformation. You specifically said that you "had actually heard that from a few places before". I was just curious as to who exactly was saying this stuff. I think you'll admit that you did not explain that.
At any rate, it's probably not important. The people who are really interested in their careers in this industry take the time to do the research and get all of the info, good and bad.
In my younger days I probably would have responded differently. Man, I must be getting old.