Just so that you all know...
No one is saying the CPA is failing or looking at shutting down, much less that it's anyone's fault. It's a dificult time for all sims and what the Admiral was trying to put out there was a call for ideas on how to do what we do better.
The Alliance has gone through a tumultous year, and while after Gem's departure we held on... I haven't been there to give the CPA what she did. Life really gets in the way of all the fun stuff. More than anything I want to see this group survive. At this point, I think it's great to talk about where you want to go and what you want the group to accomplish - and if that can be done in another way, then that's for all of you to decide.
Keep bouncing ideas around... and most importantly, keep doing what you love doing - simming.