Decision to remove icons from gnome-panel main menu

[Peteris Krisjanis <pecisk gmail com>]

Who did a decision to remove icons from gnome-panel main menus
(Places, System and Applications) and why there haven't been wilder
scale discussion about it?

I know there's have been some disagreement about having or not having
"too much icons" in GNOME system, but it seems someone is tired of
arguing and have taken matters in their own hands. Results are awful
in my very personal opinion. GNOME icons are best of the breed as
visual indicators and helps a LOT to navigate fast trough menus. Now I
have to waste lot of time to read labels another and another time just
to make sure I click on right thing.

Cheers,
angry GNOME user,
Peter.