WOW. It has been a VERY long time since I have made a post on this site.
I decided spontaneously to check this site and found my way to this thread. It seems worth a reply.
Despite the fact that I have stopped playing the game, I still eye the various forums like a hawk. I had signed the petition way back before I stopped playing (almost a year and a half ago), along with many of my friends and guildmates. I originally had quite a bit of optimism for it, although to be honest, it has diminished substantially as time has gone on. I will; however, say that despite the fact that POTCO has gone very downhill, I have retained a tiny sliver of hope for the petition and the game. So small, that I sometimes believe that it is extinguished. Then, I remember that I played this game for almost five years, and I realize it is impossible for me to completely give up on this game. I have played numerous MMOs and online games at this point. None of them stuck with me like POTCO did. This game was different for me. Saying how would take an entire book.
Emotional thoughts aside, I'll get to the petition itself. I'll be brutally honest (although my reasoning may be flawed. Do correct me if I'm wrong). I don't strongly believe that in game events are going to do very much to boost the cause of RP (i.e., giant fleets, blockades, striking outside of the Faithful Bride, etc.). While it gets attention among the players, I don't believe that is the attention that we need right now. The ideas I have heard that I DO like are ones where POTCO would be forced to notice. Mass emails may get the attention of the tech support team there, but they would need to be organized in a way such that it doesn't look too organized. It would need to actually look as if large numbers of players were upset and authentically complaining, rather than an organized protest of sorts. Otherwise, the emails would be ignored as POTCO's team mutters, "Oh... its probably just them again." Perhaps this could be done by spreading the emails out over several days. Even then, there's no guarantee it would work.
The other option would be to wait to see what happens with Infinity before planning anything big. To be quite honest, I think that this may be the better option. While I agree that we have been patient for long enough, we may see some changes occur after Disney's big project is released. Perhaps after Infinity is released, some attention may be turned back to other games that have been neglected during its development. Of course, the opposite is just as likely. If Infinity turns out to be a bust, then we may see Disney return its attention to existing games (i.e. Toontown and POTCO). Of course, by the time Infinity establishes itself, it may be too late to do much of anything, depending on how strong it is.
To conclude this ridiculously long post, I don't think that this petition, nor the game, is through just yet. I think that waiting just a bit longer to see what happens with Infinity may be the best way to go. Maybe things will get better, maybe they won't. Either way, I will continue to back RP, and keep just a little bit of hope for the game. I don't devote years of my life to something, even a game, just to not care for it in its time of need.
remains within me, I will not concede defeat as a player whom will continue to believe that POTCO is worth fighting for. For myself, this goes for RP and this also goes for protecting the game from those whom seek to damage and to bring harm and destruction, to it. 
from Disney's obsession towards cutbacks and lean efforts, nobody is including Disney Interactive Media Group (DIMG) which is responsible for both POTCO and Disney Infinity.
