unixguy, you are correct,
if the SP goes down and folks don't want it to go down then that would be bad. Excellent analysis.
Allow me to add:
If it goes up and folks want it to go down, that would also be bad.
If it goes down and folks want it to go down, that would be good.
If it goes up and folks want it to go up, that would be good.
The above content is my opinion.