...that's why the vast majority of the resellers start with the text-file, instead of the .html file. so all of the work that post-processors put into making the .html file "look good" is just wasted energy.
Whether or not making the html file "look good" is wasted energy the html typically also contains a lot of glyph-related coding which is not correctly specified in the txt file, which is why the stuff sold by the vast majority of resellers ends up bearing little resemblance to what the author actually wrote, and/or the publisher actually printed. Also, the complaint I've seen before at DP is when some DP participant scarfs off a copy of the book prior to when DP sends it to PG, such that the DP volunteers' efforts are "stolen" before the book ever even sees the light of day. I would hope that more people would understand that once a book is posted on PG then it becomes "fair game" [regardless of how "moral" any particular person feels such republishing is at that point.]