PT: Have you had a discussion with any of the signers on the letter?
I personally spoke w/ the following signers.
Harav Shmuel Berenbaum Zatal
Harav Yaakov Perlow Shlita
Harav Shmuel Kamenetsky Shlita
Harav Aryeh Malkiel Kotler Shlita
Harav Matisyahu Salomon Shlita
Harav Chaim Stein
Harav Meir Herskowitz
Harav Aharon Feldman
They all readily recognized the age gap issue. What to do about is the big question. The letter at the time was what they felt was an appropriate step. Feel free to ask any of them about it.
Regarding specific suggestions We can definately discuss, but first lets make sure we agree on the problem. Certainly we can’t attempt to solve a problem if we don’t know what the problem is.