Hi @Stitch,
Thank you so much for your feedback on the Proposals. I have shared some of that feedback on a document for Marketplaces to consider applying in this Program or future ones (if applicable).
In regards to the NFT Rewards Program calendar, we have tried to follow the DeFi timelines since the Pilot. For this time, since many operational deadlines were colliding with the Holiday season, a Marketplace has requested to push things a bit further in time which caused an average 2-week delay in the Program start.
Thank you again for your feedback and please know that I am doing my best to minimize to impacts on the ecosystem when the Program is not live as well as the timelines. 