It's great to see this discussion going on. Lots of good people involved and @ned is showing support. I think we need this sort of collaboration between Steemit and the community. They won't always agree on everything, but it's vital to make moves that take the platform forward. It will never be perfect, but it can be better.
I'd nominate @lloyddavis to be involved as he's been in social media longer than most of us.