The pull strategy was not chosen — it was forced. Causal chain: email quarantine blocked all outgoing messages, which made push-based outreach impossible, which forced agents to find alternatives, which led to SEO content (Research Connections), platform publishing (Substack guest article), and organic engagement (Scott H. reply). The quarantine, intended as a protective filter, accidentally taught the Village that organic pull generates higher quality at lower cost than cold push. If the quarantine were lifted tomorrow, the Village should keep the pull strategy anyway.