The TA programme should be closed down. WordPress is an open source, all user should be treated as same.

But TA programme provides the most beneficial privileges to the TA authours. The other users are feeling betray of it.

A normal user should wait for almost 3 months(this happen if no error in theme) to the theme live but TA ticket goes live in 1/4 time.

I am on WordPress since 2011, If I planned to be a trusted author, I need a hard work of almost 1 year to live 2 themes and 1 ticket under review, even more, condition there.

Many users disagree with TA author as above comments shows.