So why isn't this organization formed elsewhere? Is it vital that all of Head-Fi's input be included?
Considering I don't know much about Tyll's goals, I could just be rambling aimlessly on, but:
Couldn't the organization be formed without the aid of head-fi (say here for example) and then meets and such can be planned... then the meet is just announced at head-fi as a normal meet.
Now I think it is stepping out of his bounds, for Jude to take financial responsibility for a meet that he had nothing to do with, financially or organizationally. This, to me, is a sign that head-fi, or Jude, needs to be overthrown.