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Yep, I'm old and jaded. You see me as negative? _shrugs_ . I never said it was impossible, only that it's hard, tedious, boring, and that it goes through well-trodden areas with lots of competition so revenue generation will be hard. Pick one of the sub-tasks and work on it. You'll be happier and with a larger chance of success. Or think of that as a stepping stone to learn more about what's needed for the larger project.

Personally, I think the directory structure layout validation is the most interesting, especially if you can tell it to build your final structure layout. This could include minimization tasks, or automatic image format conversions. Another direction that could go is towards a static site generation tool. But then, I'm a developer.

Your rhetorical style needs work. It's ludicrous to assume that I or anyone else would expect you to have all the details planned beforehand. Neither did I say that you are incompetent. I pointed to that URL for a reason - it's hard to come up with an idea and get developers involved, and that essay gives some of the reasons. Instead, I am pointing out your inexperience and giving advice for the some things you need to distinguish yourself from an "incompetent 'idea man'."

You should also talk a lot less about yourself. Most people don't care enough to read through several paragraphs defending your inexperience to figure out what your point is, the title had little to do with what you wanted from people, and the self-described term "Problem Solver" is another suspicious flag which falls into the "Idea Person" category.

You're right, my rhetorical style is rubbish. :)

I really appreciate you taking the time to help me on my way. I will work on some proof-of-concept apps that can help illustrate the approach I wish to take. Starting with the folder structure layout builder, image format conversion and layout/format validation. Then I'll see if it has something to it.

I'll post when I have some updates. Gotta go.

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