>>I've bumbed in a few cases where if found myself up and against the GURU.
>>Generally you can't convince they're wrong (might it have to do with ego ?).

>Gee, or maybe technical knowledge? Or personal experience?

Only, to some extend. The cases i'm referring to I know this is not the case.

>>On the other hand it's quite understandable. It is a group that knows every
>>other person quite well; most have met them in private also. Undoubtly, (like
>>all sort of groups), they've got a tight community of their own in which they
>>listen and protect eachother (to a certain point).

>Ah, I see. It's a vast fox-wing conspiracy!

No it's a natural thing that happens in all tight communities. Nothing new here. Outsiders are often regarded as less knowledgable. If you're familiar with astronomy, you'll know some cases where the experts were proven wrong by outsiders. I'm strongly against hierarchy and therefore each claim of expertise of each case must be proven before recognized and not be proven because some expert says so. The most dangerous thing such a tight community causes is being narrow minded. For breaktroughs you can't afford narrow minds.

Walter,