I wanted to share my thoughts on this thread, but I couldn't find the right time and place to write. The fact that this thread was created is absolutely hilarious and had me laughing when I first saw it. It was a smart move, especially after Kendra's thread had some posts deleted for being off-topic or negative. If every post you disagree with gets deleted, then the only ones left in the forum will be @doublevr and @justsomedude101 talking to each other. Oh, and let's not forget that @LordCrash is missing from that opening post, haha!
The way I see it is that @doublevr took a bold step a few months ago by bringing together both directors, some staff members, and subscribers. My guess is that it was an attempt to populate the forum and create a pleasant interaction, something that other studios would never do. However, the opposite seems to have happened. The old users started acting like directors themselves, providing incredibly detailed feedback and even going too far with it. For newcomers to this forum, it's intimidating to see that the most active users have over 500 posts and extensive knowledge in this industry. It's almost impossible for someone new to catch up and contribute on the same level. So they just leave the forum after one or two posts.
My take on this is maybe they reconsidering things now and carefully trying to close the door they opened since it didn't really work. As Rakly3 kinda confirms it. This is just my interpretation, so feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.