From my personal point of view I don't think that communication and implementation are mutually exclusive.

Absolutely.

This blog must have taken 20 minutes to write.

90% of readers don't understand/care for the first 3 headings, the focus and top heading should have been Communication.

Two articles in 3 weeks from @steemitblog. I'm sorry, but this isn't good enough.

We don't expect to be told inner details of code revamps, we just want a message saying 'sorry, we know there is a problem, we are working on it'.

This message can come out daily, and/or be pinned as a top post in my home screen.

Zappl it while you are taking a 'personal break' if you wish - just keep the community in the loop!