Yes they are, Florence. But I also believe that there are enough persons in the Project with sensitivities and a sense of fairness and openness like yours, that, once a healthy culture is established, the Project will not only survive - it will thrive.
Absolutely. The project not only *will* thrive it *is* thriving. We're getting scandals every other week at the moment, and it doesn't seem to be hurting the project at all and I see no sign that it ever will. I think all these scandals are just a sign of our success - the press are interested in every little thing we do - and they're going to continue. The foundation is not perfect and never will be, mistakes are going to happen and when they do it's going to be a massive scandal. As the foundation improves and becomes more organised and professional, these mistakes are reduced, however the foundation is also growing at an enormous rate and the more the foundation does, the most opportunities there are to make mistakes, so I don't think the number of news stories is going to change much over time.