Has D failed? ( unpopular opinion but I think yes )

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

Thanks Mike for writing. I have one addendum to this:

> And it may sound like a broken record, but we always need
> contributors. The bigger we get, the more we need. And there are
> never enough.

Closely related to the dearth of great contributors is the implication 
that we're blocking access of others to high-impact and leadership 
roles. Let me state for the record that I am not holding onto any seat, 
that I had to carry some roles simply by default because nobody else 
would, and that there's many more than two seats to start with, most of 
which are empty because there's nobody able and willing to take them. 
The folks whom I invited privately declined, thankfully save for Mike.

Regarding some posters' discontent over poor performance of the 
leadership/management. Speaking only of myself, let me state for the 
record that I hold absolutely no illusion of my performance as a leader 
in this community. Without being dramatic I reckon I'm unfit for 
leadership. (Most certainly not for lack of trying, but that doesn't 
matter.) An A leader should get A+ people to follow. We don't have 
enough of those.