Ok Bill, I understand.
I'll admit that I'm guilty of posting a lot, and some of my posts may have been hasty/misdirected/irrelevant, etc.
What I was trying to convey, if it wasn't clear, is that although the Forums will always be wide open, to you or anyone else, ultimately, the WTA members will be the ones that are going to be voting on the acceptance of any standard.
If you don't want to be in on the vote, because of your association with Swiftech, or whatever other reasons you may have, that's your choice. Either way, we'll really value your input in this new Forum.
I don't believe that it's difficult to understand that an organization, any kind of organization, cannot survive based solely on a Forum. Is a Forum important? Yes. Useful? Sure! But really, to actually accomplish something, any group of people needs to have some kind of structure to support it, and a Forum just doesn't do that:
-It doesn't make sure that everyone has been notified
-It lends itself to a lot of distractions
-It doesn't allow for an efficient decision-making process
Do I need to go on?
My role in this Alliance is primarily administrative. Yes, I'll comment on the technical issues, for what it's worth, but I am not the "Great Chief" here, or the "Almighty Technical Guru", and I'm not going to dictate anything to anyone. The Alliance is a voluntary effort by all members, as is from anyone else outside of it that makes a contribution.
Because I started this idea, I'm having to make some decisions as to how it's going to take shape, again in how it functions. Maybe we'll elect a "President" or "Chairperson", maybe we won't, I really don't know!
I can also foresee a day when we've got our act together, to where we can actually approach manufacturers, but we're not there yet, and I openly admit that!
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