"1:Project leadership routinely ignores the majority.." This will be the decider for me. The introduction of the BeepBeepBoop New Post was like a return to kindergarten. WP generously permits me to continue using the old fuddy-duddies New Post page for the time being, but I wonder how long that will last. Other changes on the Dashboard appear to have been made for no other reason than hey, let's just play around today. I can't see how they have made blogging simpler or easier. Eventually a viable alternative will appear to WP. I'm keeping my eyes out.