Exactly. The original channel sigprop did not identify the midnight rain as a serious server/community strain and we are now all seeing the effects of it first hand. This new sigprop is addressing new problems (server strain and timezone discrimination) with two general solutions. Reset-able channel window or Revert to original cooldown.
As many have already mentioned, this has been a great learning curve for us all as a DAO and perhaps sometimes we try to fix things too soon before actually trying them out. We’re in alpha (both the Gotchiverse and the DAO) and mistakes will happen. Many are realising this and will probably reassess their position (and inherently think more carefully) on the two systems.