research

Phoebe is basically right. This can't be about the "really awesome ideas" of a small task force. We need to focus on verifiable data about what's actually happening in the community, and offer solutions consistent with reality. And yes, that means we have to establish that the community is actually in decline. (And what does "decline" even mean?) We can't just determine a decline from a vocal minority of complaints, or a misreading of very tentative research about slow growth. Let's focus on what's actually inhibiting the community.