Thought experiment time: do you personally believe that DC would still be in the decline that it is without being totally congested by the consistent creation or rehashing of more and more family/associates?
You really do just make up your own facts to suit your arguments.
I believe DC's decline is related to the decline of print media in general, their over reliance on event books, and the up-coming company wide mini-reboot of the DCU. Nothing to do with the Bat-family.
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet."