"You are missing my point altogether: If the existing organization won't do what you think is necessary come up with your own "Standards". Why bother with an organization at all? I would think there are enough people here with enough influence and credibility to get the manufacturers _that matter_ to make things that are interoperable. What difference does the letterhead on the spec sheet make so long as the things that the Serious Scale Modelers want are getting done?"
As I mentioned to Larry Grubb...Who decides what the standards are? Who publishes them, who maintains them, who do manufacturers go to to make sure they have the right standard? And, if a manufacturer takes a loss for some reason due to the standard being rejected by buyers or is in error...who does he sue?