Ben Finney wrote:
Wording and tone aside, is that expectation reasonable?
Yes.
There's nothing direct you can do as user. As a packager, you could propose adopting the package if the current maintainer is incompetent. As a user, you'd have to report a bug each time the manual becomes incorrect due to lack of care.What course of action is open to a user of the package, with a maintainer who has made it plain they're not interested in following (this part of) policy?