>"At the end of the day, all that combined with the player
>feedback that I do obviously read (though I'm seriously
>questioning why I bother) leaves me feeling pretty confident
>that I'm making sufficiently well-informed decisions."
>
>You bother because every so often someone makes decent
>contributions to the conversations?

Yes, but it's becoming less and less worth the time and stress. I've come to understand why many staff members just don't bother.