A couple of reasons, Deepmaur. First, I don't play a Druid -- while I can speak fairly intelligently about their capabilities and talents, as I've seen a lot of them, I lack the deep knowledge to get into a serious discussion on the various nuances of the specs you mentioned. Personally, I think that kind of deep conversation is great, but is best handled by the guys who write the Druid column (hint, hint, John P).

Second, and I'm sure some people will disagree, but not every Build Shop can be about the ultimate min-max spec. This column is meant to be accessible to players of all levels who have questions about their spec, and sometimes critiquing a build that can be improved (like this one) is more helpful to those who enjoy their class but haven't mastered it yet.

I think the comments thus far have been very good, helping to dissect why you *shouldn't* take certain talents and why you should not pass up others.

Personally, I love dissecting builds like this because I think they present a much better opportunity for learning.