screws or nails

For years I used a ring-shank nail, until the screw-shank nail came along. It actually turns 1-1/2 times (8d) as it goes in or out, not wrecking the wood fibers punching a hole as the ring-shank. I never went back as I had less squeaks. When you set the deck ply, let it down- not flop and drop. The glue bead flattens to 1-1/4+" wide, almost worthless. Start nailing from the center of sheet outwards while standing on it.(No air pockets) Be safe, G