I can't see a forum to discuss Thwack and SolarWinds processes itself, apologies that this is the wrong place for it. (Maybe a feature request for that huh?)
Looking across all of the products there are so many feature requests that have been open for years with many, many votes on them.
Should there be a threshold that says over x amount of votes we will provide a response, much like the UK governments petition system.
Should there also be a time limit? Maybe 6 months, or a year? If no votes, or under x amount of votes, then there is an automatic decline of the request.
The tagline at the bottom of Thwack states:
"SolarWinds solutions are rooted in our deep connection to our user base in the THWACK® online community. More than 195,000 members are here to solve problems, share technology and best practices, and directly contribute to our product development process."
There are so many feature requests from people who have put a lot of thought in to how best to present their ideas, and also many people who agree with them they deserve official responses with explanations.