> Be selfish. It's your project so if you think v3 is the way to go forward, go with it and who cares what the "community" thinks.
Or call the community's bluff. "I think v3 is the way forward, so that's what I'm going to be working on. If you want to stick with v2, you maintain it."
And then prepare to be getting accused of elitism, being selfish, not caring about users, crippling their system, etc. For a good example, see how people treat Lennart (author of systemd).
Or call the community's bluff. "I think v3 is the way forward, so that's what I'm going to be working on. If you want to stick with v2, you maintain it."