Yeah, I've read these forums a lot before I started posting here. I think criticism of a lot of the packs that are being praised right now is justified. Loads of them just pick grass and rock textures from sites and stick them in texture packs for games. On the other hand, those people put in a lot of time creating those packs too, they do it for free and do not harm anybody (as long as they don't blatantly rip), so how citical can you really be? Now, I have to say this... but why are you so bitter? I've seen you comment about people being more interested in copy & paste stuff instead of high quality original work. Not everyone on here is a graphic designer and can appreciate what looks good and what doesn't. Most of us do know your pack is leaps and bounds above most other packs around here, and I think you have gotten loads of praise for your work while you were working on it, and rightly so. So why do you care that other packs are getting praise (deserved or not) and why is that a motivation for you to stop working on your pack? It's not that people aren't interested in your pack, or that they don't care about quality work. That is just nonsense. It's just that not everone knows how much time and talent is required for different packs that are released.
Also, from your comment about 'simple cell shaded looks' I kind of get the idea you mean Djipi's pack, which I think is a shame. That is, in my opinion, a high quality pack that deserves praise. Both for finishing and for bringing in something new.
I'll just speak for myself, that I think it is a huge shame that you're not working on a Jabo release anymore. I've considered that texture pack the 'definitive one' and I always kind of expected that it would finish. I'm not going to beg you to continue, it's your decision. Just don't let that decision be based off of what others say or think. I for one would greatly appreciate if you did continue the texture pack.
(edit: elaborated on some things and reformatted a bit)