I brought it to their attention when I saw this thread so - yes - the thread has been a positive influence in getting some action. I'm unsure what was done about it prior to this but there certainly has been action on it since. BQT have been quite forthcoming with information to me so I am confident that it will soon be resolved. None of the BQT team that I spoke to is familiar with bitcointalk so they left that task to a professional bounty manager that had been recommended to them.
So based on your statement BQT/IOU is positive with bounty stake, falt goes to bounty manager who is acting like irresponsible manager lately. And obviously I trust you personally and your judgment as well. However, I have talked with aTriz and I don't think he have contact with team lately. Since spreadsheet is open for everyone team could distribute themselves or they might hire someone (even you) to distribute bounty stake. So let's wait and see what response come out from manager ?
I did discussed with Eddie M (the Edward) regarding the payments. they are working on it. and soon they'll pay bounties.