Since my involvement as webmaster in the founding days of the GPWA way back in 2001 (and as such, involvement with many of the old timers here) one thing became pretty clear, pretty quick.
You can be tossed over pretty much without notice by a comunity that suffers PMT on a bi-weekly rather than monthly basis. Yet many members of that little group that got bitch slapped, rolled in the dirt and spat on or just plain bypassed the radar are here in this forum today.
You don’t have to be bum buddies, but this issue needs SOLIDARITY:
sol‧i‧dar‧i‧ty /ˌsɒlɪˈdærɪti/ Pronunciation Key – Show Spelled Pronunciation[sol-i-dar-i-tee] Pronunciation Key – Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -ties.
1. union or fellowship arising from common responsibilities and interests, as between members of a group or between classes, peoples, etc.: to promote solidarity among union members.
2. community of feelings, purposes, etc.
3. community of responsibilities and interests.
Bryan Bailey had a podcast going back in 2000 or so…long before the coining of the term. It should be called the baileycast. Bryan is a pioneer!
Lou here was probably the first webmaster to get a dedicated gambling webmaster resource site together. I refused to look at it for about six months. Then I had to. Awesome job Lou. I am still here. 
J.Todd launched APCW among much backhand laughter in his early days and made it a success. He also launched these great videos opposing the ban, they made me ashamed of my own piss poor efforts.
Peralis a GPWA mate who went onto other things and never lost integrity yet sacrificed a lot trying to do the “right thing”, he’s still here and we haven’t talked in ages.
Dom and I share a love of animals, She came into the GPWA pretty close to my oustment from the establishment. We also haven’t talked in ages.
These people are my heroes of the gambling webmaster fraternity. Not because I agree with them at all times but because they have the courage to speak out and put balls to the wall.