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I don't mean to jump in here after Garth, however I am only human. ;)
I have been running with NESBA for quite a few years now, and I have been control riding for the majority of that time.  I can't speak for Garth, I have never personally met him (or you for that matter) and I have only raced or control rode in the East.  So things might run a little different out West then they do here.  Please excuse any miss-spelled words, as I am still laughing about your statement that we "try" to help and I might inadvertently hit a wrong key.  To my knowledge we do not let people ride in whatever group they want to, with the exception of the first time they sign up.  Once they are in a group and we feel they belong in that group they stay there until a change is needed.  (That statement might be a little over simplified, but I think you get the point).  For example if an advanced rider wants to ride with a friend in the beginner group it probably will not happen.  The control riders wear orange shirts for a reason, when someone without an orange shirt on, starts acting like a control rider it confuses other riders not aware of the situation.
I am not sure how you operate with your clients while you are out on the track, so none of this may pertain to you.  We stress to our members to not look back, to stay focused on what is ahead of them, not behind them.  When an "instructor" (yes even if you do not have an orange shirt on) signals his "student" while on the track other members again get confused and are not sure if they should be paying attention to what you are signaling or not.  Again I am not sure how you operate on the track, however back East we have had at least two incidences in the past few weeks, where an outside "instructor" almost took out a control rider because they were watching their "student" and not the track in front of them.  Personally, and I know you may not agree with this, but I like the fact that with the exception of the people clearly identified most riders are only concerned with their riding and what is in front of them.