It's in the first link about paid accounts when we mention the price rising.
Look, buttler, I can very much sympathize with the icon issue, because I adore icons, and I understand why it's a personal priority for you. The thing is, everyone uses their personal accounts in slightly different ways, and we have over a thousand members -- we can't anticipate what everyone's biggest priorities will be. Nor can we sum up all the technological and philosophical aspects of Dreamwidth in a reasonable-length post, even assuming everyone cared about all of it.
What we laid out in the post are what we feel are the most pertinent concerns for the membership as a community, as well as a few starter links for people to explore more personally relevant details on their own. The rest is up to you.