On Saturday, October 15, 2016 at 8:54:51 AM UTC+13, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
These "old crusty political figures" volunteer their time and energy. Many write articles to share their knowledge with the flock. I think it is bit too harsh to call the RC anything other than guys volunteering their time for a thankless job.

If they didn't have to run and maintain a redundant set of rules then maybe they could volunteer their time for another better-thanked job?

Or crack open a cold one, of course.