Be realistic, guys. We are, at the moment, in no position to "push them to decide" or request they do anything.
United Admins maybe.
Not us. Because we're 1 month old, and we've got things to prove, for a start. My own bot is not out yet, neither is JoeBot XP, neither is Realbot - officially. What is the proportion of servers running one of our products (yes, I am talking on a "commercial" grade, but that's the point) on the net ? Do you know it ? Ridiculously small.
So I'd suggest we keep our mouth shut... for now. I think it's the only wise thing to do.
Although I agree a common "manifesto" from the third party coders (including the guys at United Admins in the process) that we would send to Valve would be a track to explore. But I am certain that if we've got nobody to back us up, we'll be just laughed at.
It would be good to have the opinion of a professional, here - botman, for example, if you've got something to say or any comment to make, I'd be pleased to hear it