Well, first - I would argue that powering down doesn't necessarily mean that someone doesn't care about the platform...unless you think that most of the whales and even the founders themselves don't care, since they've powered down in the past and some still are now. So, I really don't think that's a fair argument.
Second - asking questions about guild operations isn't "incitement." What may seem like attacks to you may simply be an honest criticism or concern by other users. And honestly, the answers that have been given about some of those concerns - even if you feel like they were great responses - just don't sit well with the concerned users. There are legitimate questions, but it's hard to have a discussion when the people responding immediately start accusing others of "jealousy," "witch-hunting," and "in-fighting."
Seriously...how many times are we going to go down this road? Nearly every time a concern is raised, the first usual response is: "You're just jealous!" or "WITCH-HUNTERS!"
Then, we usually find out later that there really was an issue or that the concerns were valid and the issue was later corrected because someone actually voiced their concerns in a public forum. But the first people to come out are usually vilified for it...and later never apologized to for being shouted down and called names. Why can't we have a civil discussion?
Third - I can understand the frustration of users like @mynameisbrian. I was part of one of the recent chats where this stuff was brought up and discussed. It turned negative pretty quickly because two of the users simply wanted to attack each other. But ultimately, the questions weren't really answered, the concerns were dismissed, and everyone left frustrated. And to this point right now, nobody wants to take the concerned parties seriously. So, yes - I completely understand Brian's frustration. Nobody from Steem Guild seems to be taking this seriously and what is being seen as an abuse continues every day.
So, if anyone would like to have an honest and open discussion without flagging each other or calling people names, then let's have it. But if the posts like this are going to continue and members of the guild are just going to vilify others as disruptive or toxic, then I don't see how that's going to convince anyone that something isn't wrong. You guys do understand how that looks, right?