[gnicholas]

I think they realized that having a time-sensitive process unfold during a religious holiday when observant individuals would be forbidden from being online (guessing here) was not a good idea. It could give the impression that they were trying to ramrod something through when a certain group of people would not be able to weigh in.

[humanrebar]

There is also the additional irony of being disrespectful of one's identity in the process of enforcing respect for others. It undermines the initial effort.