> The problem with this democratic approach is that most users are not qualified such that their opinion is particularly valuable.
They aren't advocating a democratic approach, they are saying that the general expectations of users is valuable information.
You don't rely exclusively on what the users want, but users expectations for how compilers behave is very valuable behavior, whether it means finding out how to inform users of the real behavior or changing the behavior.
The problem with this democratic approach is that most users are not qualified such that their opinion is particularly valuable.
The small minority who doesn't find it "obviously correct" may actually in some cases be the minority with a clue.
It could work if only those users are given a vote who pass a language lawyer exam.