Best thing "Gox" could do at this moment, short of rewinding time and not farking things up, would be to invite unbiased observers in to watch the recovery process and report to the community. Saying they're going to be "closely monitoring the situation" (see
http://www.mtgox.com) is not appropriate. They are at the center, and need to be taking action, not
reacting. And if they're serious about protecting users (and ostensibly the bitcoin community), they should welcome oversight.
This would be similar to international observation of the nuclear power industry. If you're connected to that at all, you know what I mean. Stand in front of a security camera in the US, and someone from Vienna is on the phone within a couple minutes to get you to move.
I recommend below that we nominate 3 individuals, at least two of whom are
not connected to the bitcoin foundation, to be paid by the bitcoin foundation to travel to MtGox HQ to observe and report. If MtGox agrees, that alone will be a big sign of earnestness in their attempt to resolve the problem. If they disagree, that will be a strong sign of shady intent (as if we need any more!).
