lol, not sure there is any way to read much of my stuff correctly, in this case and some others, I just throw my thoughts out there and see what other ppl think. As to negatives vs safety, depends maybe on how you do it. Do you load supra weights, i.e. around or exceeding your max single and then do a low rep set of negs only with some trustworthy spotters nearby, or do you max out with a weight you can do some reps with before failing and needing those spotters to get a few added negatives at the end. For my money THE best spotter is a rack set at just the right height, do all your regular sets per some program, finish with one tortuous negative rep, top to whatever bottom you set, then call it a day, unless you like to do a lighter weight higher rep flush set to finish.
Going back to Hawk's OP, negatives are only one part of the TUT menu, a fascinating thread brewing here, thnx shortz.