Groups feature for IIN?

I like that fact that on IIN, all are equal, everyones views are taken into account. By adding varying tiers of admin, this leads to some users having a bigger voice in the community, removing one of the most appealing parts of IIN.

Also, by asking questions in a community of likeminded group-members, as opposed to a larger website, users will get a smaller range of answers, and the answers they do get will probably be the ones they thought of already, and they will only be told what they want to hear.

I see this as a huge step away from IIN's original purpose, by alienating new members and adding a new tier of elites. I really can't see any positives from these proposals. I predict that the main community will become a ghost-town, and only groups will be active, which only serves to further alienate new users and detract from our community spirit, which really is IIN's main advantage over, for example, Yahoo! Answers.