Now this post is mostly a joke...But I have to say, they write an open letter to FDev, and then say they are in private (i.e. closed) discussions with FDev, and won't reveal what's being said...Hmmm, that doesn't sound like they are representing the community at large. Nor does it sound very transparent or communicative.
Edit: Apparently they have revealed some of what was discussed. Now the question is why keep those discussions private in the first place? Because the open letter writers have an inflated sense of self-importance?
They have only revealed what they want to reveal. How do we know what they are saying is the full extent of what was discussed?
How do we know the "representatives" have not sold us commoners out eh?
Some back door shennanigans, get some backhanders, everything cushty, and then release a sanitized joint statement that all is going to be fine.
RELEASE THE CHAT LOGS!