First, it appears to me that a small group is dissatisfied with their actions. Some like myself are neutral and some are for.
I also believe as well that many come here by word of mouth (I did) and the burden for the growing of alternate front ends rests on the owner of that front end and those who believe it is the best choice for use. That is how free markets work.
I would ask why those who believe a front end like my friend Freakeao has the best don't join their energy together and push that front end to a momentum that can't be stopped. Instead of squandering their energy ensuring that the energy seems bad, focus instead on the portion that is in agreement is good.
If enough agree it will become the premiere front end. When I joined Blurt there was another front end that was used by most that was not the Blurt blog front end. The owner left Blurt and stopped running it, but it was the predominant front end.
Edited to add:
Blurtter was the name of that front end.
@freakeao would you develop a community feature in your frontend? I would donate the 1000 Blurt as a proposal!