I suggest we start an “action group” in private with a bunch of people that are already doing most of the work for the co-op and start working on a proposal for a system that would cover all ins and outs of the distribution. There is too much noise in this topic. There should be all distributors and some interested seedrun growers and high profile / trusted members. Members with a systematic approach are welcomed…
We need a system in which every participant would know what are his inputs needed and what is the expected outcome. To describe every participant’s responsibilities and associated risks.
It is not impossible to do it right with proper backups in the distribution chains to minimize risk of the seeds or money getting lost. It only needs a system that will be described in written words here on the site.
In the end, all the crucial decisions should be discussed and pre-negotiated in this action group and then presented to the public as a result. There is no need to hear everyone in the membership base who has never done a seedrun and has no responsibilities in the distribution chain.
Ideas in this topic are interesting, but sometimes skipping the “problem definition” part and going right to the solution. We need to properly define the issue we want to solve and then only try to find the solution. Not the way around. I think this has ultimately started as a logistics problem, so I don’t think that moving seedruns into tl3 only section solves anything.
I don’t think the system needs to be dismantled. The good thing is that we have a lot of experience now and know what was working or not. This “action group” needs to start with defining the goals and identifying the current hurdles. What is the problem we are trying to solve? Is it logistics? The need for backups and minimizing seed / money loss?