Dick,
An associate and I recently had an exchange with Kim Jones which resulted in his providing support for a potentially major change in one of the ICAO SARPS. Based on that support and positive words from others I self funded travel to Montreal earlier this month to meet with one of the AN14 WGs.
In my earlier life in CAA and AsA and some later interactions with CASA, I always found Kim willing to listen to and assess change proposals based on their merit. Perhaps that is where your problem lies.
MJG