JME: I'd agree with your first and third points but not necessarily your second point. How many examples can you cite of a golf course superintendent that tried to convince the membership to slow down the greens?
Crystal Downs had a couple of years with the greens at the "optimum" speed of 11 every day, before the membership finally relented and backed it off a bit this year.
Apologies to Pat Mucci for the thread jack but,since you asked...
The only example I can cite with assurance is the Super at my place.He was given carte-blanche to explain how he'd maintain the golf course if it were 100% his call.One of the things he mentioned was green speed.His point was that a lot of members really thought they were too fast for their skill levels but were afraid to complain because of their perceived standing as "bad golfers" and that slowing the greens would amount to dumbing down the golf course.
Relative to WFW,our greens are pancake-flat and slow as molasses.But,outside of a handful of clubs,I'd bet that our membership is pretty average with regard to skill level.
As has been stated here many times before,it's all about knowing your audience.