OTWO - Do you have it on good source that they are considering "counting time" for doing good works?
I am not connected to good sources of JW information at all. I comment freely from what I hear and read, but I make it plain and simple that I don't know more than others here. No. It's just speculation based on things we know like: (Ex. - shepherding. doesnt get done. why? cant count the time).
It is an obvious solution. Trick young brothers into "qualifying" and then take them into the inner sanctum and hope they will at least give some more talks in order to stay there. Responsibilities have already been reduced: CBS gone, 30-min. public talks strictly following the outline. If they are just willing to give a few talks at the Serv. Mtg. (Hell, maybe that can be reduced) then they will have more elders who actually thought they were "preaching" by doing good deeds and want to help.