OP made a valid point. A little late though, since it seems that the FTB team is starting to get better at disseminating information. He wasn't asking for more information on when the launcher will be released, just for the FTB team to put important news updates in the news section of this site, instead of various places scattered over the internet. Up until the "Why no new launcher." post, you had to scour the internet for information. Even then, there still isn't a news post about the new packs that are out, but there is information about them on other parts of the site, and they are still releasing packs and fixing various issues. I can see why they would wait a bit, but I still hope for another news post when they release the Ultimate/Unleashed replacement in a week or so.
If the FTB team continues to post important update information on this site like they have been recently, then there is no need for threads like this to exist.
I think the main problem is that some members of the FTB team and forum staff have gotten fed up with all the people asking for updates. Whether those people are asking politely or complaining/flaming. The thing is, one of the contributing factors that caused so many people to keep asking was that until recently, information was hard to find. That said, even now there will still be people who keep asking, whether they are entitled, are just kids, are trying to cause an argument, or simply just don't know better. It's unfortunate, but it's not going to stop.
All I can ask is for the FTB staff to show patience, and not let it get to them. If you want to make a news post but don't want to deal with people flaming or pestering about updates, then disable comments or just ignore the people who keep asking.