Indeed. I am gradually reallocating my witness votes... if I can't readily determine what they are actually doing — without it requiring hours of research — I'm likely going to give that vote to someone else, likely outside the top 20, particularly if they look like they really want to make Hive better.
As I recall, Tim Cliff tried to be "neutral" through it all... and that was not well received by EITHER side. Don't quote me on that, my memory is rusty!