Hmm I'm not convinced that the establishment is sitting it out. Isn't it more likely that they are working the conservative process of registering experimental

Hmm I'm not convinced that the establishment is sitting it out. Isn't it more likely that they are working the conservative process of registering experimental intent and planning only then to be followed by the experiment and only then to be followed by press release? If a bunch of amateurs can spook the old guys into violating well established procedure then id be pretty concerned about their competence.