Any attempts at greater communication is always great to see. It's a shame it didn't work out. I know the devs are busy but I really believe if they were to interact more with the players, it could help a lot. Devs can't respond to every single one of us but they can be more prominent in forums and even in WC than they are right now.
Yes, the death is due to this. We are not allowed to talk about a damned thing without some green booger shutting down or deleting the thread. Nanny state of kaw.