Geoff. This isn't tribal. People who disagree with your assertions are not traitors - that implies a personal loyalty or membership in the tribe. It's engineering, mechanics, and science. It has nothing to do with loyalty.
Secondly, a real friend tells you like it is, unless for some reason its so painful as to be inapporpriate.
Insults like this certainly haven't helped you win friends.
Yes, but you've made some outrageous claims, which makes everything else you post suspect.
Even if you were well known here, I don't know that would make a difference.
For example, I really liked David Vizard's writing. Then I got burned by following some of his guidance. Fame doesn't equate to knowledge. Not many have heard of Tuner, who prefers not to be named oin the 'net, or Bruce Robertson for that matter, or Klaus, the founder of Innovate Motorsport.
I think you are referring to the person who has posted several videos running an Allen for the collective benefit. That's a pretty generous thing to do. Anyone who had not observed this with their own testing can see the facts.
Of the other people mentioned, I actually know who they are, either directly or indirectly. A surprising number I've met in person. One even showed up at an autocross with his family a few years back.
Tuner as I mention in the other thread has worked on several road race cars of people I know. Dick Ott in particular was builder and driver I highly respect, as did everyone who knew him. The guy who first mentored me was very successful tech and builder when he was involved in stock eliminator. Ten years later Jerry Stein told me yup, that guy was good - a little nuts - but thats another story.
So why do we beleive some people and not others? Some is about credibility, and the other part is that a bunch of this isn't about belief. It's about understanding what factors play into flame development under various conditions and various ways to create spark lead time.