My two cents.

Just by looking at how many people read the forum messages, you can reasonably assume that most volunteers just set WCG and then forget it. If we had an "op-in" box to check, would that box be checked by default?

If it was not checked by default I would believe that new projects would not see the throughput that "older" projects receive. If the box was not checked by default, this would appease many of the people, if I read the thread correctly, who have an issue with the current system of doing things.

If the "Opt-in" box was checked by default, users would have to uncheck it manually and WCG would receive the same complaints from people who only want to run certain projects. ( Which is certainly in their right as volunteers)

I think though, since the majority of users are of the "set it and forget it" flavor, that the "opt-in" box should be checked by default and that the burden of unchecking it be left to the individual user. It seems that the volunteer that is interested in one or two projects is more likely to read a forum message or an e-mail and take action that is appropriate to his/her situation.

Also, someone mentioned a vote earlier and said it should be proportional to the amount of work they contribute. I find that to be a bit elitist. If things need to be voted on, it should be, in my opinion only, one vote per user.

Sarcasm rather than an apology - would probably have been better to not say anything at all to be honest as all it will do is fan the flames further.

Gentlemen:
At this point all has been said that needs to be said for the people at WCG to make a educated decision so please, lets not get into a arguement over this.
Drama isn't needed and only sidetracks the issue.
Thanks

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