To maintain something you will need a match between what type of person is needed and what type of person is available. To start something, any type (well, very

To maintain something you will need a match between what type of person is needed and what type of person is available. To start something, any type (well, very simply put) of person will do, often the need emerges from what they initiate. This may also explain the imbalance you see. Having said that, I also think that just as often it _seems_ no one is available, until someone steps down and things do turn out allright. Of course this idea that a project will stop if the passionate individual stops is based on exactly the observation you describe! So that fuels the idea but you'll never know until you stop.