Beyond all that, one thing I MUST EMPHASIZE:
The tactics, techniques, and methods I describe in this thread are all-but GUARANTEED to produce (to turn a phrase) sour grapes.
Most individuals are not want to engage in self-reflection, and such maneuvers (which agreeably involve artifice) will NEVER be appreciated by those who engage in (and are revealed by one's) artifice, and/or are revealed as/by such. Rest assured, the one who follows my advice will forever (in the minds of those detractors) be labelled as comparable to 'the devil'.
But then, I refer to the OP: "Small wonder, considering the source (of such repute)".Is not to be cursed by the devil, to be truly blessed? - Qwai Chang Kaine, Kung Fu - The Legend Continues