Kind of off topic...
But perhaps we can learn from the R*per forum a little, and acknowledge in advance that:
- Designing a good theme is insanely hard work
- People mostly do it for fun
- Themes often get abandoned when the author realizes it is not fun anymore
- There's a fine line between giving strokes and nagging
- The theme will be ready when it's ready
Sincerely Good Luck, Themers! So far, it's been awesome to see what's been developed.