" I'm saying that the very definition of a conference is that it has a different goal. ... the goal of the conference taking slight precedence." So long as you

" I'm saying that the very definition of a conference is that it has a different goal. ... the goal of the conference taking slight precedence." So long as you realize that this sentence is just a statement your own personal opinion, not some sort of universal truth about conferences, then I don't think we have any issue. The goal, or purpose, of a conference is something for organizers and participants to decide for themselves. (The answer to "You think maybe I should write a long-winded self-aggrandizing blog post about this culture of exclusion?" is "No you should not jlgreco, because that would make you (even more of) an insufferable cock.")