First of all, thank you for your comment.
It would’ve been much better to hear these thoughts directly from an itch.io moderator, or to see them shared on an official information page. Knowing that itch.io is doing all this to make the platform a safer and better place truly feels reassuring.
However, being directed to outdated guidelines and receiving brief, surface-level replies to legitimate questions ends up leaving dedicated developers—those who genuinely care and follow the rules—in uncertainty.
An outdated FAQ makes people question whether other parts of the system are still reliable, and unfortunately, this weakens the trust of new developers who are just joining the platform.
Of course, I understand the challenges and workload the itch.io team is facing—and I genuinely believe that understanding is important.
But at the same time, as a developer, I also feel that we developers need a bit of understanding and transparency too.
Lastly, thank you again for your thoughtful comment.
Maybe this was exactly what I needed to hear from itch.io.