So standard installs of a forum only are not considered core business?
Sorry but this isn't open source software, we have paid subscriptions, and having already been told by Invision they don't want to discuss it, and seeing people being asked to dial down "criticism" here only makes customers feel unloved. Maybe developers don't want to put as much weight behind design issues as they do functionality but seeing so much white space looks very amateur. Not forgetting a topic list relegated down near the fold is going to impact engagement.
And if we are talking components (to cover multiple scenarios) then why can't we switch this section off?
I hope you can appreciate that members posting here probably represent multiple installs, and have to explain this to their clients too. If you can't handle the negative feedback from us then try dealing with it when it comes from the front line.
This isn't a political hot potato... just a straightforward design issue arising from an update... it can be fixed if someone is prepared to listen.