Just a minnit! Who said anything about judging the pros and cons of film v digital and 35mm v medium format by looking at jpgs on websites? For web work - sure low res jpgs are fine and it doesn't matter if they are scanned prints, slides, negs or digital. They will all be compressed compromises.

It is when you look at actual silver B&W prints or medium format trannies on the light box or projected that you see the real quality. It may seem precious and snobby to some, but I do believe that we are losing something valuable.