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> poach tightly-knit expert communities (a few thousand people each) and their followership will cascade in

This sounds simple but it's basically impossible. Very few internet communities successfully move. Instead they just fracture / die out.

A challenge, absolutely. Impossible!? No. 
Long standing communities naturally evolve. There are BBS communities I'm in that are still kicking after 20+ years. Sure, there's an ebb and flow to how active they are over that time, but when people make sincere connections and life long memories, they're more willing to stick around. 
To @dwr.eth's point about how most communities fracture and die, from my experience that's usually due to:
a) The community starting pretty much accidentally, but explodes in members even though it was rudderless from the jump
b) High ranking mods fracture the community based on internal drama that gets out of control

There's no one-size-fits-all approach to solve a lot of these issues, but having people who are in, or have been in long standing online communities are usually able to spot patterns and tackle them to help ensure their longevity.

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this is my hope too :)) haven't gotten the call yet but will let you know if I do hehe

Thank you! I’m glad the Merkle team is reconsidering their approach to communities and channels here. Having said that, it’s clear to me that a lot of the hesitancy to go all in is based on past experiences (by that I mean a few months of experimentation) and observational bias. 
My hope is that they put others in charge of this mission and let people who understand the nuances more do the work.