Interesting to see a return to a more argued approach My Poet. I'm grateful you've taken heed of one of my points at least.  

As regards care in my choice of words   The term I used was' rabble rousing' 

verb (used without object), rabble-roused, rabble-rousing. 1. to stir up the emotions or prejudices of the public; agitate. Origin Expand. 1955-60; back formation fromrabble-rouser.

 The boat has not run aground...If anything it is gathering speed on a course set fair.  There therefore is no case to courtmartial the Captain or the Mate as you suggested.  That is the essence of the problem with your negative and may I say unecessarily gloomy approach to assessing the progress made by management.  You want to vote no confidence at the AGM  yet It is simply too early to judge whether their clearly stated plan  to commercialise in 2018 is successful or not when the essential facts are yet to emerge.  Prototypes are due in the first half of this year we therefore need at least two reports to get a true feel of whether their strategy has worked. Let's hope they can update us soon.

I remain positive about POET'S potential but I am not blind to mistakes that have been made or the inherent risk, but I consistently challenge negativity and irrational fears which have become a theme of too many here diluting the value of this otherwise useful board.

Sula