[gomaaa]

Yeah, they don't always apply. Einstein was a lowly patent clerk who worked largely alone and suddenly turned physics on its head. Then again he did have a good physics education and published first in a good journal. The rules here will allow people to filter out the vast majority of cranks.

[js1138]

Einstein was a lowly patent clerk who worked largely alone and suddenly turned physics on its head. Then again he did have a good physics education and published first in a good journal.

Worth repeating.