I understand all that. But how do users deserve this change? What makes the devs “owe” users this change? It’s the part I don’t get. We could agree that they “owe it to themselves”, to the “legacy of their work” or something like that. You seem to think it’s in their best interest to make that change. It’s a strange position to be in, affirming you know someone’s best interest when they say it isn’t and when it’s obvious the change you want is in your best interest.
I don’t think itch is here to provide you with the service you are expecting from it.
Let’s say it is though. What good is it repeating it to people who won’t hear your claim? Is this forum a sort of democratic space? Was it ever in any way presented so?
I think you’re assessing the situation very incorrectly and I need arguments to change my view.