Perry, Linda and others have made some good points and there is, indeed, room to expand the project and even to tie it in to their earlier work. The idea appeals to me.

However, it will be a different project than I originally proposed and, in particular, will require more work. It was going to be a strain for me as first presented but we needed a bump on the butt to pull out of the "death spiral" and it was worth the strain.

If we go the expanded route, however, I would prefer to yield my role as "Instigator" to a committee structure of some sort and contribute where I can. It is a good idea, but is there enough energy to pull it off?