I always thought the idea of APIC was good. But Steve Easton is one person I would never want to represent me. I can't count the number of things he did wrong since the beginning of his long stay.
He started out sending email to everyone claiming they were stealing content.
I had a friend that tried to support Easton in the beginning by putting the APIC logo on his site. Steve Easton then accused him of stealing it and called him a camel jockey.
And something a little more personal...When I left Ultracash with the rights to all the content, Easton wrote to me calling me a thief. I tried to call him to explain what had happened and show him the documentation but he would not take my calls. He then wrote to all members of APIC calling me a thief. You should have seen his face when I finally met him face to face
All in all, if he is gone, good riddance.