About (self-appointed ? ) gatekeepers

Due to a storm and strong winds rain has actually brought down a lot of corn here. And the farmers argued that wild pigeons had to be shot in order to save the corn to be spoiled or eaten. So they called for help from the hunters and they started shooting every pidgeon they could get, without even bothering to inform the inhabitants of the why, where and how they were doing it. It was urgent, they say. That reminds of me some "gatekeepers" in the software industry...can you imagine who I am talking about?