I love the way the GUEST sits and makes smug pronouncements as if in possession of some superior knowledge. But the last post revealed him/her for what s/he is. Either a young "in a hurry, I am so talented" person, or a person who had their ego knocked around when they were young. Get over it. You imply that somehow it is an organized folk crime family and a vast conspiracy among the folk elders. Same as the way you talk about the "Mudcat Inner Clique". It is neither. It is simply life. In this world one is continually faced with cracking various groups to one's own ends. If a young person doesn't like the stuffy old fogies that are caught in the "there is one way to play and that is the way we played it when I was young" trap, then they will find another group. Or prove to this group that they have a way. It is human nature and in large measure, the folk process. Be creative, find a way to express yourself in the way that suits you best. See if you can find an audience for your message. And kwitcherbitchin. Or don't.

Mick