Jay, You've edited your post above so many times, I am not sure to what to respond.
You've removed some of the snide and defamatory remarks in your first few attempts at a coherent post, but your latest still falls well short of coherence and contains more garbage.
As for my question, it is an honest question and has nothing to do with raters. After all, you consider yourself a "golf writer" don't you? I asked because I read somewhere where you claimed to put on a press week with the Hamilton Group for some course or another, so I was curious. Surely as an attorney you understand the reasons behind the rules regarding disclosing conflicts, so I would think you would understand why I and others are curious about such things. If someone is receiving benefits at the same time they are pumping up courses or designers or calendars or whatever, then they should disclose that, don't you agree?
[ADDITION: I've been reminded that you made the statement about working with the Hamilton Group (to put together the Press Week at Black Mesa) on one of your little homemade youtube videos that you and your friends put together. It wasn't the creepy one with you riding between holes at Pradera, but the creepy one of you in the back of a van, apparently on your way to Black Mesa.]
As for raters' envy, I don't envy them at all. Nor do I have anything against those who rate. But I can think of few things worse than having to play courses I have no interest in playing, when I could be playing ones I love to play. So even with the obvious perks and access, it seems like hell to me. Surely one can have an opinion on the process without being jealous, can't they? Do you understand that not all opinions are personal vendettas against others, or this that too abstract for you?