Not proven, but another interesting idea in trying to fit what we know about Mars' surface conditions to the evidence of flows.

You'll note that I got a mention in the "muddied waters" article, even if they dismissed it. This shows that mainstream Mars science is at least acknowledging that other fluids than water "might" be responsible for the flow features.

As we learn more about Mars, we learn to be more broad-minded and think outside the envelope. Mars is NOT Earth, and Earth-based thinking doesn't directly apply.

Calm down on the "cut-and-paste" relex, and use that energy for thinking instead. Mars will not yield it's secrets easily to a reflex response - instead it demands considered thought...