it helps to avoid people dumping their coins on impulse

I know many of us would buy those dumped coins and vest them in the blink of an eye.

Maybe reduce it to 4 weeks?

It would be something that would make many people happy...

Those that power up are taking steem off the market and adding value for all other steem holders. That should be better rewarded.

I'll agree with you 101% on this one. We definitely need better rewards for curators.