Indeed I have; this one wasn't nearly as bad. It's more that we have equally valid but mutually exclusive ideas about what makes a good game, so he's going to DM for the people who like narrative-heavy, politically complex games and I'm going to run something rather looser for the people who want to roll some dice and drink with their friends for a couple hours a week.
That said, Chief Circle is a big reason why I was so paranoid about trying this without running everything, even the bits that seem obvious to me, past other people. I have ample motivation to get this as right as possible.