Dear @mwiegand,
Our internal process (workflow) updates topics in the “Feedback & Ideas” category since this category is the place to share feedback, request for new features or report any issues (bugs). This update can come sooner than the changelog (before the release) and also informs about the version(s) in which you can expect the update. Also, the topic will be moved to “Implemented Fixes” where everyone can review implemented fixes/features requested by the community.
For this to work well, we need to have all related topics (feature requests/bug reports/…) in the Feedback & Ideas category. That’s what many community members are already doing and we also try to move these topics to the correct category if they are created in another category (Here, users with “regular” trust level can help as well).
I see your point about enhancing the procedure of sharing feedback/reporting issues and asking the community to vote. I agree that we can promote this category more or even provide a “Top voted” list of feature requests once in a while to attract more attention and probably votes.