Unofficial institutions may have a lower institutional barrier for just dumping an "It works!" message on social networks. Big institutions have a reputation t

Unofficial institutions may have a lower institutional barrier for just dumping an "It works!" message on social networks. Big institutions have a reputation to protect, which in this case means being extra careful before making any revolutionary claims. I don't really think that either is bad, but I would expect confirmations from the stratosphere to come in quite a bit later. Also, it is vacation time in the Northern Hemisphere, so many bigger institutions will be staffed by minimal crews only - mostly by younger people, who don't have kids yet, but don't have much decision authority either. In the Dept. of Algebra where I studied, it was uncommon to meet a professor in summer, much less several of them at the same time. The postdocs were present, but not the big wigs.