I'm almost certain we had one of these threads for you at one time, but I can't find it, so I created another one.
Prongs has given us permission to begin discussions again. Your current settings are: 4x Fleet | 7x Eco | + 30 Fields | 6 Galaxies | + 8k DM | 70% DF | 50% Deut
I don't believe you've ever had your settings changed, and without the old thread, I don't even recall where we were at in the process of discussing possible changes, so your task now is to get your players here discussing what you might want to vote on to try to change. I don't know exactly how soon polls will be put up, but it will be a while yet, so you have plenty of time. Just to remind you, everyone needs to agree on one option to vote on alongside whatever the current setting is, for each setting that you wish to try to change. (So for example, if you want to try to change fleet speed, you will need to agree on one speed, say 6x, and in the poll your options would then be 2x or 6x.)