I thought that mind set had gone away, but I guess it still lives. A guild that I used to belong to would not admit tied quilts to be in their yearly quilt show - presumably because they thought they were not "good enough" for the show. I remember a quilter/quilt shop owner coming to the guild meeting as guest speaker, and she could not believe that attitude. She pointed out that a quilt that was shown on the cover of a popular quilt magazine, made from a pattern from her shop, was tied. She asked why, if the quilt was good enough for the cover of a magazine why it could not be shown in the quilt show. Needless to say, they had no answer to her question. I don't know where this elitist attitude came from, and agree with you that we should all play nice and appreciate each other's work regardless of how the quilt was made and "quilted". There are some absolutely stunning quilts that are machine quilted. I believe there is room in the "quilt world" for all types and methods of making quilts.