A virtual discussion forum was established in late-2005 on Dgroups for all members of the Advocacy Task Force, facilitated by Chris Addison.

After an excellent opening exchange defining the goal and objectives of the initiative, the web-based discussions were suspended in mid-2006 after disagreements arose over the topics of identity and scope of the initiative, even though the proposal for an identity had been circulated by the principal sponsors of the Consultation in 2005 had received positive comments