@Pelagic:
As I just saw, that you were referring to an even older post, that was about this section on the same talk page, the talk page on Meta about the changes. That's the first place to look for such stuff, as that's the most legitimate place for such discussions. Where did you expect this?
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/...
Greetz from Sänger