1) He is a symbol of defense in the game and he is a symbol of admin's longstanding inaction
2) His is an easy fix, yes there are bigger problems but they involve much more complicated and time-consuming work (and I'm not holding my breath)
3) This does not need to lead to your flood gate scenario but if as many people clamor for an individual change as have clamored for this one and if it is an easy enough fix why not be more open to addressing individual cases? just imagine being able to create some kind of forum activity that might lead to more discussion and maybe even more leagues being played, god forbid. And in your scenario where are all these voices of chaos going to come from anyway? there are like 6 of us active right now
4) and finally, you're worried about a 'sustainable process'? I see no more proof of a process existing now than I saw before Scott left - I see promises, time passing and no action - same as it ever was