I rarely weigh in on forums being a mod/author - especially these kind of questions and topics because it makes me scratch my head and wonder in utter amazement how people come to find such things like these inquiries to be any of their business.
It is in fact your right to inquire I guess, but what would you do exactly with Jeff's answer - if he provides it? Will you then want to debate the decision he made as if you had any "sweat equity" in this place over the years or as if you had some other true vested interest other than you like this place?
Are you somehow using this information to better your own life because now you know something personal about another persons business and personal decisions? Dark Lord why is it "disappointing" to you that you didn't get exactly what you want in terms of quick response? What actually does a mod or staff member (or Jeff for that matter) really owe you personally in terms of responding to every question someone like you or BMD860 might decide to pose? While this may be something you find interesting to pry into, it is in all actuality none of your business? Dark Lord how dare they mods or Jeff not immediately respond to something you and a few others want to know.
Bare with me a second here if you two can read the following and try to see another perspective:
Imagine driving down the street and seeing a small business that someone you vaguely know as the owner but are very familiar with the product he provides. You may or may not realize this owner originally built this business (that you have frequented for years) from the ground up day in and day out. Today however, you suddenly drop in and see lots of things you enjoyed about this business have changed!!! The parking lot is now smaller or larger. The front door has been moved, and more doors had been added. The sign out front of this business has also been changed and is now fancier.The whole place outside now has a different feel to it. Now please keep in mind that this business you like to frequent was built primarily by the idea and work of one guy who poured his heart and soul into this business over the years. He spent endless hours every single day constructing the building, filling it with things you liked to read or use. He originally paid for this himself in both cash and lots and lots of sweat equity (do you know what that term means?)
Day in and day out he kept building and working on his product and built a good client base for this totally free product that you yourself enjoyed every time you stopped by and it was always open! Never closed, always fresh, always clean, always free!
Also Imagine this product and place of business was unique in that the owner was always fair with his clients. He was always letting them have a chance to contribute to his product and he always provided a place to share their ideas not to mention he provided rooms to go in, sit down and discuss all kinds of various subjects while keeping those subjects and topics organized. He also kept out the people who wanted to bully other people around in these rooms within his business by not letting them cuss or put down other people or cut off those who had a different opinion. In short it was a friendly free product and you enjoyed it I assume because you kept coming back.
But one day the owner wanted something more, something different, something new for the business he built. Maybe someone wanted to become a partner in his business, and perhaps they approached them, or maybe they approached him (it doesn't matter and certainly none of my business or yours). Perhaps they bought his business outright but they wanted him to run it, or maybe some other arrangement took place that the original owner wanted to try for himself (for what ever reason he wanted to try a product with new people) . Once again this would be nobody's business to butt in and find out why this occurred, as they are just clients and/or patrons of the small business that was fun to be a client of.
Now these new people and perhaps the original owner decide in some capacity hat they wanted to change some things of this business, And so ......here comes the new parking lot you just noticed as you drove by a couple of days ago, some new signage is out front that you may find ugly, new colors, new place to sit when you drop by and maybe some new rooms and new seating arrangements.
You think this sucks as it just doesn't feel right. You hate the changes to one of your favorite places to hang out (for free) . So now something in your mind implores you to send the dedicated original owner a note that essentially says" Hey Mr Jeff how much has your new partner/owner and their ideas benefited you? Have they been good people and keep their promises? Did they force you to make these changes? How much did revenue improve? etc etc....
Really? Name a business owner who would allow you to come into his place of business (that you been enjoying for free) and start asking these type questions who would then be gracious enough to give you an answer? Jeff might be the one owner who would because he really is a nice guy who takes pride in what he does, what he has built and he truly seems to appreciates most, if not all, of his loyal clients. He wants them to be happy He might give you some answer.
However most small business owners that I know (and after 35 years in business I know a lot small business owners who have built their business from the ground up - including me) would take offense to your questions and insistence they be answered. They most likely would also abruptly show each of you two the new front door and tell you not to let it hit you in your arse on the way out.
In short, you should be thanking Jeff for all the enjoyment of the site he built and wish him well. If it is too much change for you, then that is your right. Go find another blog site that you like or perhaps build your own. But to ask these type of personal and inappropriate questions that in my opinion don't even deserve an answer seems rude.
Stay and adapt and hopefully enjoy.... or move your prying mind on down the road a bit further. Peace