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You cannot "transform" yourself into the head of a clan! You either are, or are not, the proven Chief. In addition, Gayre already possessed property and a small castle (still owned by his son) as well as a house in Edinburgh, in Scotland. Sounds like another smear job to me. Also, citing such a totally disreputable communist rag as Searchlight as an accurate respectable source on anyone's article page is simply insulting. Gayre was a great Scot. David Lauder 07:21, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

I have removed the poorly sourced claims. Please review this revision for accuracy, as I am not familiar with the Byzantine subculture of heraldry and Scottish clans, etc. As for the Searchlight, it appears to meet the criteria for a reliable published source, although it also appears quite certain the political views of Searchlight authors and Gayre were diametric. Jokestress 23:27, 7 May 2007 (UTC)