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>See the above. A repository, great; one that we can point at for FAQs, code helpful articles and the like. We just went through what was, IMO, a really fruitless attempt to bombard J Random Idiot for having a wrong idea. I don't want to see that, and I won't be a part of it. Better to keep my mouth shut and be thought a fool, than to open it and remove all doubt.

I did not "bombard" the writer of the article (especially since their e-mail address bounced, and I would have written my note to them without any prompting from anyone, had I run across it myself. Maybe I have just a touch too much Dudley Doright in me, but I try to right wrongs when I see them. And as far as being thought a fool, it wouldn't be the first time, and probably not the last time my mouth gets me into trouble. However, the squeaky wheel gets the oil, and being silent never changed ANYTHING!

>As this was the first even quasi-official act of the, for lack of a better term, loose confederacy calling itself the VFPDA, it's certainly left a bad taste in my mouth. I'm just wondering when the loyalty oaths will be administered, and when the confederacy's Board of Political Correctness will condemn the first heathen who spoke ill of their chosen platform of all application goodness and light.

It was not an "official" act of any organization, at least not my letter. It was merely little-ol-me. If this ever evolves to something like you're describing, I agree, this would not be a good thing to be part of.

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>Perhaps I'm being cynical. The bulk of the message traffic to date has shown an awful lot of people volunteering without knowing what they're joining, or what they're being asked to do. I got over that in the military. In fact, we don't even know what the VFPDA is going to do, besides fighting the war for truth, justice and the VFP OOP model.

Being cynical about something as undefined as the VFPDA is easy to do, especially if you've been involved with similar "good idea" organizations before. I know I have been. But I do believe we ALL would like to see some good come out of this, even if we all do not agree with proper protocol as to how things should be put forth. Remember, we are all individuals and having different opinions on things doesn't make them bad opinions, just different. Getting together at DevCon would be a good idea, however not everyone can be there. Not even all those that would like to be a part of this are even here on the UT, but it's a start. But if everything has to go through a "commitee" to agree on things, I can also tell you from personal experience that that doesn't work well, either! So you're probably correct, Ed, we certainly don't need to go off into battle half cocked.

And don't forget Mom's Apple Pie! :)