In reply to alex.

If you don't see a way that you can have your voice heard then I'm guessing that you never actually read my post that was linked in this article? I'll add the link here again for you: http://hughlashbrooke.com/2015/11/03/a-non-developers-guide-to-getting-involved-in-wordpress-core-development/

To be honest, there's no real point in discussing this further as it seems that you have made up your mind that your voice will never be heard even when I can guarantee you that the core development team is always open to *constructive* feedback.

I say all this, by the way, as someone who is NOT on the core team, but who has managed to get involved in core development - initially by giving feedback through the channels I list in my blog post, then also eventually by submitting patches. I found the core team very receptive to thoughts and ideas, even before I was not in a position to submit any patches.

So I'm sorry that you feel the way you do, but I strongly disagree with you and I would encourage you to use the correct channels at the correct time (i.e. before a feature is rolled into core). If you truly do care about core features then you will follow the Make Core blog and provide feedback before the barn door is closed - if you don't do so, then I can only assume that you enjoy ranting and being angry about these things instead of actually having a say that will make a difference.

I'm going to tap out of this conversation because if it goes any further I will just end up repeating myself over and over again, but I will leave by repeating what Jeff said in a comment above to remind you that just because you have an opinion, doesn't mean the whole WordPress world must bend to your will:

Your voice and opinion is not the one that rules the land, it’s part of a larger pool of voices. Are you expecting the core team to just stop what they’re doing because you said so?

I hope to see you on the Make Core blog soon - I would love to hear your voice in the comments there giving some truly valuable feedback because it is clear that you have some valid opinions and I think they would be very useful if you expressed them in the correct channel :)