2) A week sounds fine. Agree with the above in regards to activity; how quickly we get to re-app wouldn't have much effect except maybe make any problems that come up obvious more quickly.
2b) Whoo, Kara! Tap me if you are icon-seeking; I've gotten a lot of help on that front.
And: I don't think you're paranoid and I really really appreciate how careful you are about things like this. I mean, E12 feels like an... exceptional game in terms of how much faith I'm willing to place in... everyone? But I don't want to see it approach even possibly slippery slopes. So far so good!