Well, not exclusively. From grad school I remember several cases of longstanding personal animus . . .
Sure. Academics are human too. I was speaking of the more typical NON-animus style of academic review, which itself can seem bruising to the non-initiated.
Well. In defending a thesis, you can't expect to be treated lightly.
To bring this only very slightly towards topicality... what was this about? (Offlist answer'd be the best, I think...)
