'Arrache' has a high degree of turnover in associates, first they are invited for their knowledge, skills and aptitudes related to various skills. people adept in abilities to fabricate, contribute innovation, professionals in computer CAD and simulation programs. A number of BW forum members have come, lost interest and resigned. Two have deceased and one was expunged for low integrity and flawed business reputation.
In this business I find that empirical skilled builders are the hardest to obtain and stay involved. IMO their is not a builder out their that is not biased to their own designs. Most are not interested in another persons idea in need of help, who lacks either the skills or resources to follow up on their idea.
Others may include programmers, investment brokers, promissory investors, public relations, corporate attorneys and patent agents. A high percentage of these individuals prefer to stay behind the scenes until a running design is verified and notorized by a recognized college of higher learning. Even fellow associates are not aware of who their collaborating peers may consist of.
I think I would want to know that before submitting a design.
I Ralph E. Lortie am the only person you need be concerned about when making a "submit". I personally receive all confidential communication and am the first to analyze your idea. If i deem the need for "skunk-work" associates, a request is made for your acknowledgement and approval.
If you submit your idea using the "contact page" found on
http://www.arrache.org/ your post will come directly to me including an IP tracker that allows me, for your confidentiality to identify if you are who and where you are posting from. Often using satellite imaging I can send you back your physical address and a picture of your residence. Providing of course that your submit is placed on a home PC connected to a land line IPS.
Majority of designs never make it past my isolated hard drive. I notify the client that his idea either does not work or it needs augmentation to make it into a viable design worthy of farther investigation.
If an idea obviously is of no value, yet it kindles innovation to something totally different, then the submitter is recognized and considered a co-inventor.
An example of this is found in my current build which was sparked by forum member and associate Erick Gustafson. A 3 dimensional designer/engineer. who spends the majority of his time drawing up technical plans and schematics and making "pretty pictures" with AutoCAD and 3D StudioMAX. At present he is the only person who knows exactly how he incited ideas of my own to turn his spark into a viable design that appears to supersede the math and laws of physics stating a gravity driven wheel is impossible.
Ralph