Amen, Robin. 
This is exactly right. 

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> I think a lot of people are more interested in working on substantive policy
> issues than in spending their time in constituency building exercises.  And if
> we tell them they have to create a constituency first, then we lose a lot of
> energy and expertise that is only concerned with the substantive policy
> issues that noncommercial users face.  I think it is important not to
> discourage those who would prefer to focus on the substantive policy issues
> by requiring them to go form a constituency.  A flexible lightweight IG can
> serve this purpose.
> 
> Robin
>