[erikb]

Great question, imho. But indirectly it is also answered. It seemed like he spent the majority of the power into the project and the others would have joined when it was starting. It's like you have the chess club but other people only come if you are there and maybe even only if you have something special to offer.

[EGreg]

Right but often they come for the chess. It's about the chess for them, so they don't want to have the club shut down on the whim of a single dude.

[erikb]

Okay, you say A, then I say "not A but B", and then you continue the discussion by saying A again?