I admire your way of approaching or wanting to approach every topic scientifically and with figures (i.e. facts that can hardly be manipulated). I am often far too emotionally and morally affected when I think: "Argh, no, the Steem Watchers haven't changed anything, everything here is and remains full of "abuse/abusers" and is ruining our Steem!" This is often unfair, because of course there are also many, many very good, original contents. And as you say, we are not the only ones with this problem. Accordingly, a factual, neutral analysis is needed! It should not even be necessary to mention that this should be supported by the large and larger stakeholders.
Your call to work TOGETHER with the possibilities of OpenSource programmes for such an initiative hopefully does not go nowhere (it would not be the first time...). Unfortunately, I cannot serve with competence or know-how in the matter of developing. But the motivation to support the initiative, which is just as much in demand, is there... :-))