I'm right there with you. I'm a doer, not a talker. That said, I do find the ethical questions around what we do especially interesting as it pertains both to doers/makers, and consumers. One upside of the debate is the Super NT (a super nintendo clone console) had a custom emulator made by engineer Kevtris, specifically for the system, which is definitely the right way to go about a commercial product like that. Info about that here:
https://youtu.be/d_OW_t9RXEM I'd also like to think that if I go to the trouble of licensing my software, that license will be respected by other creators.
As for dedications, I have a number of ideas. I made a video recently where I look back on some of my projects, and I mention SaikyoMog who did longplays of Slayers, my Bubblegum Crash game, and possibly other DD or Filler projects. I mention in the video that he'd reached out to me one time about Slayers I believe and I wasn't welcoming about him making a full playthrough on YouTube. "Jeremy(Saikyomog) passed away 02/20/15" as is stated on his videos, and the channel is maintained by I assume a friend or family member. Over time I've come to appreciate the videos on YouTube, and it might be nice to recognize his passing and the contribution he made to preserving gameplay videos of our projects.
I've also recently taken notice of ShiryuGLs videos of our releases. They give short gameplay previews of all our releases, and normally write up a news post on NintendoLife. I appreciate this effort to showcase our projects, and a dedication to recognize that might be nice.
Additionally, I mentioned previously that I've noticed the many contributions FlashPV has made to the hobby over the years. It sounds like we've worked with them a bit in the past, and a dedication recognizing them might also be appropriate.