I'm having fun mining it and think there are some good signs.
It's getting a lot of interest.
They have a nice looking site with good information
The Gui is good looking and the they have created excellent tools to help people.
there are now nearly 8000 active projects, it's hard to compete for attention, but at least they are aware they need to reach out to get attention.
I'm highly interested in the project and if nothing else it is a great learning experience.
Yes, I agree with all of your points, especially the last one.