I’m reminded of that old mantra of KISS. It might not be a bad idea to leave this as the simple, cheap, bombproof light and save the premium features for a more premium light.
I’ll keep including the survey link on my posts though so we get as many opinions as possible though. 
I think lurkers vote in polls rather than join the discussion, I know I’m guilty of that.
With so many different opinions this is the best option. (probably)
I like the idea to put a hole for the magnet in the back. To buy the magnet in china is cheap and everybody can do it. And there is no magic needed to glue it in.
I used JB weld on my S2+ magnets and sometimes i used B7000 glue and not 1 of the 40-50 magnets came loose.
I have no interest in a magnet and even less in tritium. However, I’m not bothered by empty pockets in the back so if others want them I’d be fine with the design Djozz posted. Central hanging and tail standing are both nice.
Djozz, you’re the point of contact, so obviously it’s up to you how to handle the discussions with Barry, but my impression is we should be careful to frame our discussion as the suggestions we think Sofirn should incorporate to make this light better, rather than demands.
They are graciously taking our input and making many very sincerely appreciated improvements to their plans as a result, but at the end of the day, I think it is important for all of us to keep in mind that this is ultimately Sofirn’s project.
After they’ve been so willing to listen to our requests on the more significant design elements like potting and drive current, hearing that Barry might be a bit frustrated by our lengthy discussion on a less significant (at least to me) element like tail design makes me wonder if we’re presuming a bit too direct of involvement here.
I hope we’re able to suggest a good tail design to Sofirn that they like and is cost effective to make, but I also want to make sure that on the whole they enjoy interacting with us so they are motivated to not only bring this project to fruition, but might also seek input from BLF on future projects.
^ Don’t worry, I do all communication with Barry as suggestions with the final decision for Sofirn. Which is good because I think they have some experienced engineers who have good ideas too.
I do emphasize that we at BLF too can have pretty good ideas every now and then
Barry’s remark that he prefers simple may just as well be his honest opinion instead of grumpiness.
Interested.
At that price I’d be in for 4 or 5
honestly i couldn’t care less about the tailcap. I do not need an AAA to tailstand. For $6, there are sure lots of suggestions.
Thanks djozz. I thought I’d bring it up to help clarify the expectations for the rest of the members in this thread, too.
And BLF definitely comes up with a lot of good ideas.
As another thought on the magnet question, I’d like to try pulling the spring out of my E01 (not sure if it’s soldered or just pressed in) and dropping a magnet underneath it to see if it is strong enough to attach the light to something through the aluminum, and make sure it doesn’t interfere with the spring compression.
Unfortunately, I don’t have any neodymium magnets on hand. Anybody else want to try?
I honestly also think the tailcap is not really important for a 6 dollar light, but because we may have the opportunity to take part in the design of it I think it is fun and worthwile hobbytime to spend a lot of thinking time on it and see if we can do it better than all other manufacturers who also do not take the time to think long about the tailcap of their 6 dollar lights.
And the best fun is if our tailcap design makes its way in other manufacturer’s designs 
I just don’t want Sofirn to scrap this project due to so many suggestions.
They have bought the leds already
Definitely more important to my usage as well. Trits, Magnet, Tail stand…none I need, but a moonlight…definitely.
I’m in for at least 4.
trithole, magnethole and tailstanding do not add costs and do not affect robustness, more than 1 mode requires a chip component on the driver which adds cost and is an extra component that can fail.
Extra cost+ extra point of failure places extra modes outside the scope of this light in my opinion. The goal is to have an extremely durable and reliable light, like the Fenix E01, but with a superior Yuji 5mm LED.
This is coming from someone who generally loves having multiple modes on a light.
The most important tail feature to me is that it tailstands. There’s really no reason to make a light not tailstand. Anyone who has ever experienced a power outage knows just how handy tailstanding can be.
On that note, I want to mention an unintentional “feature” of the E01, the head is the perfect size to use a lip balm cap as a diffuser. I’d love to be able to do the same with this light.