He did. I for one like to hear from the GMs. Obviously they don't all sit around with the BBs and chat every day but they have their fingers on the pulse far more than an average player does. I don't expect the BBs to read everything that is written and get involved in long debates. They have to be careful what they say and forum debates can be a real time sink. I am glad they spend their time working on the GE and not arguing with us.
On the other hand this change to give rivalry games a little "R" or a different color is completly trivial and can surely be done in 10 mins. I think it is really unimportant but also really easy.
As for wasting time on things we don't want. I can't begin to remember the number of times people have complained how 5th is worse than 6th. This is a much wanted feature and also one that probably didn't take much effort to change. Change TV formula = 5 mins. Remove player salaries for games with no league games a couple of hours. Well worth it and a very positive step towards improving the balance of the game.
Well done, BBs!