@Ben Huson - The "we won’t do it for them" varies depending on the case. I have, and will, do exactly that if the case warrants it.

However, I do tend to go to somewhat extreme efforts to track down the original plugin author first, giving them months to respond, trying alternative venues like email, twitter, facebook, blog posts, and yes, I'll resort to snail mail if I have to.

We really don't want to take anything away from somebody and have them come back and be pissed at us, so I'll verify with certainty if at all possible.