I agree that it would take a brave soul to come in here and face the heat and discuss the matter. But that would not have been the case if there hadn't been stony silence on the issue for weeks. And at this point, stony silence (Morgan's less-than-credible explanation notwithstanding) is just going to continue to make matters worse.

Ultimately, the companies that are in the "hot seat" can come and either own up to what's been alleged, or if there's a different explanation, offer that up. But any alternate explanation has to be credible, or it will get ripped to shreds. And silence won't work either, because the outrage among webmasters is spreading, and people that normally stay neutral are getting incensed and are starting to speak up. In my 7 years in the industry, I've never seen anything like it.

I don't speak for anyone else, but I am open to alternate explanations. Yes, it's possible there wasn't malevolent intent by scheduling the Summit directly opposite GPF. But at the moment, with the facts we currently have, there's no other reasonable explanation. If there is a credible alternative explanation, it's up to the parties that say they have the facts to provide them and let the community judge which of the differing explanations (CCBill's vs Cybersocket's) is the most credible.

Unity and cooperation is what matters. Everything else is just petty politics. When the principal parties involved realize that, and put aside their own interests in the name of the community as a whole, we'll get somewhere. Until then, this thread will keep getting views and comments, disgust among the webmasters reading will continue to develop, and the credibility of the people who remain silent on the issue will continue to be damaged.

I have offered to speak to anyone with any viewpoint on the subject matter, by phone, IM, or email, and I'm ready to change my opinion if there's credible evidence to support that notion. That offer remains open.