Great points made here. There is actually an informational DEP that is being worked on right now to hopefully have this all documented for future reference (at the very least!).
There is another thread asking for feedback on specific needs and wants of a tracker so that this information can be collated into that Informational DEP.
I totally agree with this sentiment:
For me, that’s exactly where the “steering” in Steering Council comes in: to encourage or discourage innovation in a certain area of Django