Anaylzing is first or second nature to my nature. Consequently, I find threads like this interested even if I don't post to them.

I think that the Mudcat community {or every subset [group]within this community or communities} could benefit from engaging in more meta analysis.

Here's one online definition of meta:
meta

    /me't*/ or /may't*/ or (Commonwealth) /mee't*/ A
   prefix meaning one level of description higher. If X is some
   concept then meta-X is data about, or processes operating on,
   X.

   For example, a metasyntax is syntax for specifying syntax,
   metalanguage is a language used to discuss language,
   meta-data is data about data, and meta-reasoning is
   reasoning about reasoning.

   This is difficult to explain briefly, but much hacker humour
   turns on deliberate confusion between meta-levels.

http://dict.die.net/meta/