On Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:21:28 +0100, Enno Borgsteede <ennoborg@gmail.com> wrote: >My point is, if you believe in cooperation, you can't reject things that >way. You will have to accept that there are parts in the model or >standard that you will probably never use yourself. If you can't, as >some members of the FHISO have proven on the better gedcom wiki, and on >stack exchange, you don't belong in a standards organisation. > >And as long as these people are there, I won't join. > >cheers, > >Enno If you put 2 strong people together they will often disagree. Add a few more people and it becomes disagreeable politics or the opportunity to market and sell different genealogy programs. Your exchange with Tony perfectly illustrates the point I was trying to make. I'll add a third person - I never heard of FHISO before. Hugh