I just want you and the rest of everyone with fancy red names to remember that most players don't even touch these forums.
I've asked many crews in-game how they feel about the possibility of trading, and the almost unanimous response is "wait, what, there might be trading?!"
Many many people in-game were confused about their cannon rams going missing. I had to explain it quite a few times, and I'm sure every guild and crew had confused players they had to relay that story to. Another example of most people not reading anything posted here.
Don't forget these people, TLOPO staff.
The other issue is most of the polls on these forums are voting yes to trading, but most of the comments are saying no. I'm thinking this is a case of vocal minority - it seems like more people are against trading than there are for it, because those people are being loud about their distaste for it. Whereas many players who like the idea of trading just aren't speaking up.
TL;DR - If this whole video thing isn't a joke, I just want the developers to be careful about how they take the community feedback. Remember, there are hundreds of unaccounted for players that don't use the forums, and never fall victim to the "vocal minority".