I think what you don't want to do is give people false hope and cause them to put time and energy, in an environment that is not inherently safe for them, into something that ultimately stands a high degree of failing, having strung them out for a while—and expense as well. That would seem to be the least optimal result. It sounds like we're getting a fair bit of that right now.
On November 25th, 2010. See this statement in context.