Trumpet trousers, thanks for the kind words. I know that posts such as mine can often irritate those still serving as, "It was so much better in my day", with some justification of course. But when it is confirmed by them, then action is clearly needed.
Voutezac, interesting post and apologies for wrongly referring to it as justification for mine, I will amend. Not sure of the synergy between the two though, other than that the one may include the prospective recipients of the other's largesse. Of course, many others aren't in RAFA and should not be overlooked in the name of administrative inconvenience.