A few things from me.
You made it seem, possibly not intentionally, that I am blind to the issue of new members and think 2nd rounders are worth a lot. If you recall, I answered your question in those trade negotiations, and admitted they're not worth much. But, things are not worse than in the past. Honestly. 2nd rounders were just always rated high, that didn't make them more valuable than they are now. You mention the weakness of 13th overall this past draft. Go back as many drafts as you want. Apart from the freakishly good drafts, it's very rare to have quality after 10th-12th overall.
Now, is this a good thing? No of course not. There is room for improvement, there always is, just as I replied to you. You've provided some good ideas for recruitment as have others.
Indeed, it's easy to place the blame on me or the commishes as a whole (mainly me). But what precisely do you expect the commissioners to do? Nothing proposed really needs to be announced. Nothing requires Admin CP access either. You don't need the green light from the commishes to do every little thing. Ree wanted to create the VHL mag, so he did, he made application threads and he hired the people he wanted. You or anyone else can do the same for a recruitment graphic or video. Don't wait for me to do things when I don't know what I'm expected to do. Take initiative, no one's going to question you. If you need something specific, let me or Higgins or whoever know. But if there's no communication then what are the commissioners supposed to do?