The main problem is not that the "F# option" is presented and rejected on its merits - the main problem is that the "F# option" is suggested and the answer is ...
- 'What are you talking about?'
- 'What is that?'
- 'I've never heard of that before.'
F# has a mindshare problem. There are many ways to approach correcting that, and will probably require multiple approaches. For the FSSF's part of that effort there are both top-down and bottom-up efforts that should be considered.