@Shapeshifter 3 I would be most interested in the timeline for the availability of the Post Formats UI as a plugin.

Well ... on the first link at the top of this Post, there is an exchange that gives us a clue.

First, "Shawn Coots 7:56 am on July 10, 2013" asks:Also super curious about the Post Format UI plugin, will that debut alongside 3.6 or show up before? Thanks in advance, excited to use that feature.

Then, "Andrew Nacin 7:48 am on July 11, 2013" repliesUnsure at this time. A lot of us want to start over on the approach.

The phrase "the approach" is ambiguous. The Post Formats UI in core approach? Or the plugin-approach? Or something else?

The phrase "start over", while not auspicious, is at least not ambiguous.

Andrew Nacin, of course, is a leading figure at WordPress.