MAMEDEVS make BYOAC possible...
I am probably reading too much into this, and am not trying to attack anybody, but... I have to agree with
Saint "BYOAC encompasses arcade controls, game console controllers (used on your PC, or arcade controls on your console), shareware and commercial game software (there are hundreds of excellent games out there that work well with arcade controls), jukeboxes, authentic arcade machines, and much much more."
Wanting to use arcade controls to play games makes BYOAC possible (or necessary.) MAMEDEVS make MAME possible. MAME is ONE fun thing to use your arcade controls with. Thank you MAMEDEVS.
I could still build arcade controls and play with my joystick
without MAME. It would me much more difficult without BYOAC.
Both are great sites and projects, but I don't think either one is dependant on the other.
now lets get back to enjoying them.