Cecil Moore wrote:

What really gets my dander up are the gurus who use their
respected guru status to mount ad hominem attacks against
someone who they know is technically correct. In my book,
that is unethical behavior.

Cecil:

Which definition of Guru comes closest to your implied meaning:
(BTW, I think your use of "guru" is well justified)

# (Literally the word guru means teacher) Second level of its meaning is
that the guru is a spiritual leader, a saint, a Enlightener. GU
(darkness) RU (light); One who brings light into darkness. A teacher..
However, the meaning of the word Guru in Sikh terminology is at a
further higher level, and it stands for the 'prophet'.
www.sikhlink.com/sikh/terms.htm

# ("he who is heavy, weighty"): a spiritual teacher; cf. acarya
www.yogajournal.com/newtoyoga/159.cfm

# a religious percept or teacher, often the person from whom one
receives initiation or consecration.
www.trimondi.de/SDLE/Glossary.htm

# Literally teacher refers to one of the ten Sikh prophets, the Sikh
scripture (Guru Granth Sahib), or God.
www.sikhstudy.com/A7terms.html

# In general terms, a computer expert. UNIX experts are typically
referred to as gurus in polite company.
teladesign.com/ma-thesis/glossary.html

# a teacher who has attained mastery in the Supracosmic Sphere.
www.mudrashram.com/glossarypage.html

# "Remover of darkness;" guide. A teacher. Though it can connote a
teacher of any subject, guru usually denotes a spiritual teacher or master.

John Smith I wrote:
Which definition of Guru comes closest to your implied meaning:
(BTW, I think your use of "guru" is well justified)

Sorta using my own definition for "guru" here, John.
It is an individual who refuses to listen to anything
that mere mortals have to say and either already knows
everything or gets any new information from God Almighty
himself. Anything that I cannot tell from a religion is
being asserted by a "guru". A perfect example is the
assertion by W8JI that current travels the length of
a 75m Texas Bugcatcher coil instantaneously.

If that were true, Intel could speed up its computer
buses by adding a 75m Texas Bugcatcher coil to each
data/control line, i.e. it is a ridiculous assertion.
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com

Cecil Moore wrote:
...
If that were true, Intel could speed up its computer
buses by adding a 75m Texas Bugcatcher coil to each
data/control line, i.e. it is a ridiculous assertion.
Cecil:

This whole discussion has been interesting. I have loved the debate and analysis ... krist, you guys keep this up and I just may end up finding ham radio fun again!

Let's just remember to all shake hands when this is done :-)

Warmest regards,
JS

John Smith I wrote:
Let's just remember to all shake hands when this is done :-)

Gurus don't shake hands because they might get contaminated
by the outside world. :-)
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com