As for the solutions, Thomy has shown zero interest in majority players opinion lately, not a single reply in this topic or any other that can be discussed as "a thing"... He listens perhaps just to name few, like Drugs, Jp, Martin, that Tulrak dude and some times Cahit, Earl, maybe some more I don't know even.
I noticed something similar like 2 years ago, when Charr and Saoledpede1 were the ones who got things done, even some really stupid things that were reverted afterwards. My solution was to simply turn to Charr instead of trying to appeal to Thomy, because Charr was full of bad ideas and so I tried my best to a be a filter for those ideas. I spent a lot of time arguing with Charr and proving to him that he's wrong, before he had a chance to spread many of those ideas.
I'd suggest that you do the same, try to become a part of his inner circle or try to appeal to people who are already in his inner circle. I don't think that's true for most people on that list, it's unlikely that it's true for Drugs, Cahit or Earl and it's certainly not true for me. But you might notice that the people who Thomy has listened to tend to have been high-ranking staff members, so climbing the staff ladder to get more access to him might be the way to go.
One problem with Thomy is that he's not trying to look at things from a player's perspective, which I found out when I was discussing the economy and got a reply from Thomy where he justified his belief that the economy is doing well by looking at the grand exchange market watcher and saying that the prices seem stable. From that I suspect that the reason revenants were changed was not because of the people who complained about it, but because it had an effect on the whole market.
Also why am I "that Tulrak dude"?
I will address "that Tulrak dude" if its necessary.
Not sure how you took those words but I wanted to point you out especially since you are managing Wiki Team at the moment(Correct me if I'm wrong here) which are doing an amazing job so far, as for others, just named the ones that caught my eyes recently by few topics/reports they've been making.
While becoming part of his inner circle may prove to be beneficial for me or another player, being staff member rank doesn't define that Thomy will listen to you more. There is other ways to do it and one was actually today.
Revenant drops always were somehow dropping slowly, in terms of price, now they've risen to their average price but I've wanted to point out not the economy issue with revenants. It's that their lack of unique drops that could be utilize for further use are somewhat unbearable to see, as only groups of Pkers and few slayer task pvmers lurk around in that area, no one else.
What I'm interested in, is what I saw today even for a mere moment. Discord Server of Emps - Feature discussion channel where eventually Thomy took what was bearing him probably most of the time(not quite sure, can't confirm 100%) and spilled it out. That's what community is all about - interracting, communicating and seeking compromise/solution to any sort of idea which could be manifested into something really beneficial for server itself rather than solely counting on single opinions on multiple topics. Even if he doesn't look from player's perspective - I don't suppose rejecting anything player encounters that doesn't just seem right should be declined.
I might not earn Thomy's respect for a lifetime, that doesn't matter, what matters for me is how we can contribute to him to make it easier for him to see the issues and come up with best solutions he can. I wouldn't want to see his work went down the drain as I appreciate what he is doing so far. I just hope he sees that I'm dignified enough and not bashing out here or something.