I guess my main point is that aspects of theymos's chosen framework seems a bit overly conservative, and it may be good for him, the forum and forum members if he might be able to potentially seek the opinion of more than one legal counsel, to the extent that legal counsel might be influencing his level of chosen conservativism in regards to timelines to potentially revisit these kinds of matters and potentially if there might be some lightening actions that already could be taken based on our obviously having a less hostile environment in regards to mixers and various related third-party (internet communication services) liability topics.
That's a very sound and rationally grounded point. Indeed, delayed timelines for decision-making often seem not just overly long, but also unclear in terms of what they're actually based on. I believe a good lawyer could get into the details enough to recommend a softer approach — assuming, of course, that the admin is genuinely interested in bringing mixer-affiliated signatures back to the forum. Though I don’t really understand why one wouldn’t be interested in that: mixers significantly shaped the overall atmosphere, and the forum was much more active back when their era was in full blossom.