If I'm asking for funding, I'd need to publish a proposal.

If it doesn't gain enough traction, it might not be approved. I would have no choice but to accept that. My fault. I'd need to do better.

Before going ahead with it, it's my responsibility to understand all the ins and outs of the proposal system. Everyone can participate, including those against. I need to be aware of that and accept how the system is designed. It is to be expected, at any given moment, a roadblock could appear. This does not remove my ability to receive funding, I simply need to gather more support to get over the hurdle.

At any point, people are free to remove support, add support, vote for the return proposal. The first month I might not have enough support. The second month could be a good month for me. The third month I could be right back where I started, looking for more support.

No matter how popular or unpopular an idea is, it's the same system for all.

When it comes to that SPL proposal, maybe the solution is something simpler. Read it. What if I said that to you? I realize fans of the game will support blindly. I realize the threatening tone creates panic. Straight out of the gates, everyone in support feels like they're backed into a corner. Meanwhile others are asking for more information on how the money is to be used. The answers aren't clear. The proposal itself doesn't even include directions on how to support or a link. The post itself has more votes than the proposal. Maybe there was some confusion. Things should be clear and the target audience is everyone, not just large stakeholders in a panic.

Why not attempt to solve those issues at least? Talking about business. Handle it.

After everything was said and done here, the return proposal now sits at roughly 29m HP. When the SPL proposal went live, the return proposal had roughly 29m HP backing it. So that's something for this community to think about as well.