I have participated in many swaps back on the Compuserve and AOL boards. They were all fun.
They all had some minor glitches. As others have
said, the secret is to not expect perfection. If you
(generic you, not necessarily you) are a perfectionist
or on the quilt police force (but maybe you wouldn't dare
admit it!) skip the swaps and such. Disappointment
is directly proportional to expectations. You ARE going
to get less than stellar sewing, questionable interpretation
of colors, cheap fabric, and drop-outs. You are also going to have fun and just maybe learn a little something.
NB - I would never do a round robin with complete strangers because if you lose your quilt you lose the whole thing, it's not a matter of coming up short a few blocks.
Hum...think I'll go check it out.