I hope not Alien.
I think people are giving the DDF forum too much creedance and not giving the general population enough. Just because we're not in the DDF section does not give our opinions any more or less weight and it doesn't mean that the Frontier chaps are going to stop reading our ideas or listening to our opinions. From my perception the DDF is very much going to be a case of final decision voting but I also get a real impression that there is going to be plenty of transparency to the rest of us with what is going on. There will be a little 'us and them' but to be honest, the one that gets me more jealous are those that have had the funds to get into the Alpha and Beta sessions. I have enough trust in DB and Frontier that the game will be as good as they can make it, I just want to get my filthy little mitts on it ASAP
Like Styggron said, it makes sense to have the writers part of the forum separate from the DDF and to give those that are taking the lead the access to do what they need to do. I get the frustration Alien, I really do, but don't back out of this, it's your passion and you've done so much for it so far, follow it through, we're all looking forward to the end product!