I find it funny the way some people dismiss something different or new without even trying it.  It doesn't matter if it is a fence brace or one of a hundred other things.  Maybe it's because if they tried it and it worked they would have to admit there might be a better way.   Maybe they are just too stubborn or think they know it all.  For years I built H braces the way my Dad and Granddad used to but over the years I have learned from other people there are better ways to do things.  I started building braces like the one NR showed and I have found they are much stronger and faster to build than the way I used to build them.  Maybe someday someone will show me an even better way.