I guess its kinda hard for members to start any specific discussions in regard to ‘decisions’ because we aren’t privy to any of the decision making process.
I would suggest that things like this edit function thing and any other ‘decision’ that significantly affects the average user’s forum experience, should be discussed either with regulars, or at least a larger group of forum members other than mods/admin.
As a whole, I think this place is managed pretty damn well. But it’s obvious that this latest decision has ruffled a few feathers.