Hi Jaynie,
Sorry, I didn't get a notification for your mention. I got to know about this post of yours through a resteem.
Well, I would agree with weisser-rabe on this:

So the way to go from my point of view is - just do it!

I'm really new to Steemit; now that I know, the time you've spent here is quite extensive. So I can't comment on what kind of dynamics and things you have witnessed and experienced here.

I do agree with most of your points and I think many other people also, whether they say it out loud or not, but then again my limited experience restricts me somehow to comment very thoroughly.

My stance whenever I participated in engagement challenges was to make something interesting out of these challenges. Bring my own colour and vibe to the challenge. But, well you can see my posts (if you have time- - which is a really precious commodity). Long story short, my posts didn't align with the rules.

You are professional writer/editor. You have a vision. Why not experiment with it and see how it goes.

Wish you all the luck!