Etsy released updated projections for investors at the same time as they emailed us:
https://investors.etsy.com/news-and-events/press-releases/2018/06-14-2018-130239693and a set of slides to go with the investor press release:
https://investors.etsy.com/~/media/Files/E/Etsy-IR/documents/events/etsy-pricing-update-june-2018.pd...of note - they will be changing the forums & teams, as I expected:
"Seller Resources
In September, we plan to give the Etsy Teams
and the Etsy Forums a new look that will make
it easier and more fun to connect with creative
entrepreneurs around the world" (slide 11)
slide #14 answers some of the most common questions
also, in relation to my blog post, apparently Etsy has been surveying people on how they would feel about helpful members getting "badges" on their accounts, which does sound like an extension of the Citizen Score which currently impacts search.