That may seem reasonable to make it more manageable, but it has also reduced the vote count meaning it’s lower down on the list. Of course people can vote again but many won’t see this and so a lot of historical votes have been lost.
This issue has already been pushed back to su6 or 7. You say it’s on the devs radar, but can you give us any assurance that it hasn’t lost any of its priority? For a lot of us this is a serious quality of experience issue.