You're dead right about design by committee -- the idea with microPledge is more like "funding by committee". Except that it's not a commmittee, it's a group of

You're dead right about design by committee -- the idea with microPledge is more like "funding by committee". Except that it's not a commmittee, it's a group of loosely-knit pledgers. They'll have their say in the project, but the design will still largely be done by the developer. That said, very good point about some kind of way to prioritise and structure how and when features are included. We're thinking about it, and have a few ideas.