User blog comment:KyleH/Fall 2009 Update/@comment-20644-20091206020256

Yes, per Najevi about the placation. Like I said, even if you decide not to go with the feedback of such users, they can't say they weren't given the opportunity to politely voice their ideas and concerns. The ideas and concerns would've been duly considered by you guys (I hope), and then it's up to you, as the staff, to make these decisions.

I hesitate on calling this a focus group or anything, since anyone should be able to give feedback, but it's basically along the same lines. I wouldn't believe you guys if you said that some vocal and resistant users don't give you a headache, so this would at least be a means of allowing you to cater to them and then make a decision based on what they've said and based on what you all feel is the best course. It would also be a nice forum for people like me, who have some issues with a feature's execution but not the actual intent of it or the feature itself, to voice concerns beforehand.

It's all politics, yes, but as your company grows, so does the politics involved. That's just a fact of life. Because I'm being so vocal about this, I would be willing to help out with such an endeavor in any way that I can.