The nature of their questions is, IMO, wrong. The surveys are all about the fluff and gut feelings, not about the mechanics. It's a lot of, "What's iconic?" and "Does this look like a bugbear to you?"
I loved the idea of the playtest at first, but now I'm thinking, "Do we need another year of this?!" I would really rather the professional game designers put together a professional game rather than listen to the loudest voices who just want a rehash of 1e, 2e, 3e, or 4e.
The problem is, now that we're playtesting, not only do I have to rely on the designers to use their judgment, we also have to rely on whatever subset of fans is being vocal about what they want. I trust the designers a lot more than the fans.
-O