Question 9 passing (trading in crystal seeds for crystal shards) and getting implemented makes no sense since Q8 (making crystal shards tradeable/alcheable) did not pass and was not even close. Those two should have been mutually exclusive since by the nature of Q9 crystal shards become (indirectly) tradeable/buyable.
Agreed! This still makes shards buyable!
I've spoken to the developers and they feel the same way as what u/BioMasterZap has said in regards to the two poll questions. Hope that clarifies it a bit!