Hi Telexa:
I believe that quote is from Winston Churchhill.
You are accurate in your facts as confirmed from the work of Tyche Shepherd. And I thought it would be highlighted in this Second Quarter's summary about the grid growth peaking in June, after the artificial inflation by 546 regions in a few days to just a few of the larger land barons, who purchased these Homestead sims in bulk at discounted prices AND monthy tier rates. All that artificial growth has been more or less eaten away by now through people bailing out of SL as estate sim owners.
However, I do bet that the Third Quarter summary will simply overlook this decline, and if mentioned, call it a result of "phasing" or other such nonsense.