Like I said everything is open source, John Conner is available on IRC. Ive seen a few challenge him with potential issues and he quickly shows they don't know what they are talking about and they sheepishly wander off.
So IF you think there is a problem with the code then its you as a challenger to directly address them to the developer who has made himself completely available in a public place. Otherwise an indirect criticism is just FUD.
https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.freenode.net/#VanillacoinSo... you didn't actually want an answer to why it's not getting press attention?
Edit: 'cos I'm not press, can't help you, I can only tell you how I'd get their attention.