I have about 8.3 TH/s pointed at Bitminter, which I'd keep. Also retired and gathering dust is a total of 230GH/s in varying small bits and pieces.
1BTC fee per mined block sounds like a good one. As you say it depends upon the Doc and also what would the costs be to run the pool to keep it around more than a week.
Jacko
I also see it as a gateway for a newcomer. let him buy 2 pieces of lower cost gear. right now lets say an r-box 2 cost about 150 usd mine at 32gh each. mine one on each pool. the steady pool show a little progress while the solo pool allows a big score for a newcomer.
If 100 people buy a paid of r-box rock miners and use them it comes to 3.2th on each pool . add in people like us and maybe at end of first week the solo pool is 20th.