Hi @cglusky – thanks for your thoughtful feedback. I completely understand and respect your decision to stay with WordPress. To answer some of your concerns, here are some links for you to look at.
Our democracy: ClassicPress Governance | ClassicPress
Our mission statement: About ClassicPress Our Mission & Vision | ClassicPress
Our organizational structure: ClassicPress Organizational Structure - #3
Our conflict resolution process: Conflict Resolution within ClassicPress
The marketing team is working hard at ramping up efforts, now that the brand has been established, and right now we are posting to social media daily. We are generating blog posts weekly.
Regarding a clear definition of why Gutenberg is bad for business – the marketing team has made a conscious decision to take the high road here and let Gutenberg sink or swim on its own. We choose not to position ourselves as “The Anti-Gutenberg”. We prefer, instead, to focus on why ClassicPress is good for business. v1 begins that journey toward creating a CMS that is business-focused. It will be a well-thought-out and community-led journey, and anyone who wants to come along (either actively or passively) is welcome.
As you have stated, there’s a lot that goes into creating an organization like this. The committee has been hard at work doing just that – and all on a volunteer basis, in addition to running our own businesses or working full time. We don’t have all the answers, but we are working toward them.
If you’d like to be more involved and support our project, we welcome that – please feel free to jump in and take on a task. Since you are a small business owner (like me) and not a developer, you might enjoy contributing to the marketing team. Or, once you’ve read through the work the committee has completed so far, you might choose to contribute in a way that helps the committee better understand your thoughts on the Coop business model and how it can apply to CP.
I hope I’ve answered some of your questions here, or at least pointed you in the right direction. If you have further questions, please feel free to contact me directly.