y are well known to have
strongly held and differing views.  The idea being that agreement among
them would have a chance of broad acceptance.

It is an understatement to say that ideas were challenged -- so was
intellectual ability and parentage (among other things), people stormed
in and out of meetings, furniture was broken...  After about ten
straight days (of 10 to 12 hour days) an agreement was reached
concerning many of the high level (and most difficult) issues.  Much of
what was agreed upon were wh