People need to stop buying consoles based on the available I/O and start buying consoles based on the provided feature set

[frenchie]

Initially there was no mute group… now there is.
Initially there was no custom fader… now there is.
Initially there was no DCA… now there is.
Initially midi was not implemented… now it is.

All that became available because of the input made in the “CQ Feature request forum” by :

@sic0048

“inexperienced” people … … who normally don’t mix audio

This community deserve enthusiastic support, not what you have stated in your initial post.
So, do like me, add your vote on every feature request and stop philosophy.
The worse we can expect is improvement… … with the help of the community.
Feature request that can’t be implemented won’t be implemented.
Unless you are an A&H developer you can’t judge, whatever your knowledge in audio engineering and digital mixer.
Whatever you believe some feature can be implemented or not, it is not you to judge.

I take the opportunity to quote here a reply from A&H rep MarkF that you all might have seen in another feature request post:

@MarkF

Without wanting to unduly influence anything (I’m not an R&D engineer) - please feel free to make suggestions without worrying about whether they’re technically feasible or not.
More or less all the time, even our most expert users aren’t aware of how systems are built under the surface - so make suggestions that you feel will be helpful without worrying about whether they’re possible or not. We’ll work that out, and we always try to let you all know if things are definitely not possible.