I don't know what to say, Banedon. They must have been the most qualified out of the rest of the applicant pool. And who knows, maybe they had an impressive presence at #genvuu :0. I am pretty sure you'll see their forum activity spike in a few days.
Anyways, there is still a good possibility that some of the senate spots would be up for grabs again, due to inactivity. You have great forum presence, and your posts and rmts indicate that you do well in uu. If the chance presents itself, apply next time! You're definitely a competitive applicant in my book. Until then, do what you enjoy most, and keep on playing uu / contribute in discussions :d
I don't think UU would necessarily become bad just from this revision in testing. You can still influence the overall decisions by presenting practical play experience and convincing arguments. Anyways, I hope you don't give up playing, cuz that's plain disappointing :/