You are assuming it will not fix the queue with your own biases. How do we know that? The queue is currently at 43. Minus 16 characters, we bring it down to 27. That is not ideal, but it is better. The last time I believe we got really concerned about the queue, it was around 30. This is 13 over that. I personally think 27 is a more manageable queue, but I even saw tonight in places that several teams have players absolutely not planning to drop. That cuts out seven times however many teams without players not planning to drop for a while. That limits it. If we bring in new teams, that opens things up. You are saying it will not help the queue problem, simply because Iolite and Carnelian's expansion nine months ago (I might be wrong about the time) did not change things. That was partly because, at that time, the teams were made when summer was coming. I believe that affected the queue. I highly doubt there will be another flood in the queue, and if there is, can you explain why we shouldn't consider even more teams?

Why should "necessary evil" ideals come into play when it's a role-play? Why can't Aather adjust? AJ intended for this game to be a small game, and look at how much it has ballooned. Instead of being stuck on stabilizing, why don't we focus on moving the game forward? Why can't it evolve? The game is stable. That is actually part of the problem. And honestly, you can say it is not an indication of the game's attitude to new people, but people wanting things to "stay the same" will always have unfortunate implications and side-effects.