Honestly, I think you should have waited on the poll, let 2 seasons go by before changing it. People set in something are stubborn at first, and don't like change, but once they get used to, and begin to understand what they have been given, would have probably liked it more.
I full on agree with this... on a personal level.
I'm not too sure how "positive" the ideology behind it is.
So far, I see "five" separate issues in what "happened" both with the update and the retraction.
My personal opinion is that these issues need to be dealt with separately.
Again, I really like the effort seen with the Seasons... I think there are tons of great ideas. But all in all, you cannot fix "five" issues with one solution.
Personally, I'd like to see Seasons continue on a regular basis with some severe player input. However, as a PvP-wide system, it doesn't work for me.