Ouch, i know you've poured alot of life into this chain.
I hope you will continue to do what you think is right for you, and best for the community.
Me, i say nip the cancer in the bud.
The community knows what is right for it.
It has spoken loudly enough with a ~97% drop off rate.
If a fork restored proof of brain, and divorced its abusive collaborators, I'm sure the community would follow.
The free market could decide.
I know i shouldnt attribute to malice what can be explained by ignorance, but if we arrive at the same destination the path taken is irrellevant.