DaMoshe, I was only addressing the issue with those Lubatchers who claim that the Lubavitcher Rebbe will be Moshiach. That was the only point that you made in a previous comment of yours above that I responded to. qwerty falsely claimed Rav shach took this position, but Rav Shach did not refer to all Lubavitcher chasidim nor did Rav Shach refer to everyone who thinks the Lubavitcher Rebbe is Moshiach.
And, no, there can be no credibility to an anonymous claim that another anonymous alleged “widely respected, yeshivish Rav” said whatever the anonymous poster claims the anonymous Rav allegedly only once said in a yeshiva but never said publicly. Are we also supposed to accept that he’s “widely respected” and “yeshivish” even though you can’t remember which “major Rav” he said it over from?
But, DaMoshe, here is your most interesting epilogue when you write that “I will say that yes, there was a time when I wouldn’t count a meshichist towards a minyan.” So, please, then do share with us what changed? Why “there was a time” and not anymore? Why did you change and start accepting for a minyan someone who thinks the Lubavitcher Rebbe is Moshiach?