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JoannI think Jim is onto something, but I don't know how to articulate it or suggest how anyone go about it. I believe that if there were some kind of oversight organization made up of collectors, there could be changes.
I don't know either Doug or Dave and take at face value that they attended for the purpose of contributing. However, it crossed my mind that another reason for attending was because they do recognize the potential power and impact of the group we loosely refer to as "this board" and wanted to make sure they were there to hear the goings on and be able to respond and react accordingly. Like I said, I don't know these guys and am uncomfortable attributing motives, but it made sense to me that they would attend.
Paul even alluded to the same thing in one of the posts above. This board does do a pretty good job of flushing out issues and people/companies that might be behaving "outside the lines". And that's just as a loosely compiled (and often changing) group of individuals.
Imagine how much impact this group could have if it were organized or institutionalized in some way. Probably a lot. I just don't have the first clue how to go about it, but if there is another meeting maybe that could be on the agenda - how to collate the influence of collectors into something that, while not perfect, might at least be an improvement.
Joann