I can see several problems with a publicized period of community feedback, and I call it fondly the "squeaky wheel" approach to game-play. Behold the many/few who do find reason after reason to lambast directly or indirectly the gameplay of others. Several people in the community apparently bear personal grudges against other players - for a variety of reasons, none of which, in my experience, reflects well on the mental health of those bearing said grudges. Are we to be judged by our peers or the admins or the forum trolls?
The faction feedback threads are remarkably quiet - no news is good news, I imagine.