The last thing I wan't do to is jump into the fray on this thread without complete info. However, can someone who is knowledgeble clear up the fact that MEARS is looking to institute a specific policy, while maintaining an association with someone who in the past had some legal difficulties regarding authentication.http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_forum/showthread.php?t=1695>Dave Miedema's is a writer/researcher with MEARS and his article(s) appear on their web site. I don't know him personally, only going based on what I read on the above link.I also know that Shelley Jaffe took some serious flak about a similar issue where he in the past made mistakes (putting it lightly), and now is working to try and clean up the hobby.