I'm not going to bother reading the whole thread, especially as it seems to involve a lot of drama.
I will just say on the topic that I agree that the elves currently look just plain awful. They look more robust than the Half-Elves, which is stupid and counter-intuitive. They don't have the traditional D&D elven appearance, but look much too human. This needs to be rectified ASAP.
The standard colour palette should also support the traditional 'ethnicities' that are known of in the lore, such as Sun Elves, Moon Elves, etc. One minor thing I'd like is a copper hair colour for High Elves of Sun Elven heritage.