michael said:
>   However, my response is NOT in jest,
>   we will be only to happy to help,
>   as with all such suggested projects.

let me focus on this constructive point,
and get to the rest of your reply later...

last i heard, your whitewashers want to
move files to the new directory structure
when they do any corrections to 'em, thus
can't update tons of files in one fell swoop.
if that has changed, do please let me know.

besides, if there's no commitment to make
new files consistent, there isn't that much
point to making the older ones consistent.
(you stop a spill before cleaning the mess.)
but if that has changed too, please tell me.

i believe you are open to change, michael.
i don't believe that your whitewashers are.
but again, if i'm wrong, just let me know...

i first made these points when you were
celebrating the 10,000 e-texts plateau.
you will be at 20,000 before you know it,
with the mess twice as big as it was then.
i expect in 3 years it'll be twice as big again.

-bowerbird