That may or may not be true, people are justifiably (or not justifiably) angry about a lot of things all the time.
But this was very obviously a brigading attempt. It's a form of online bullying. If it had been about whether the maintainer liked striped socks, nothing else about this would have changed.
Later on the brigade can claim "oh we had a justifiable grievance" to sooth their souls, but what actually happened is what actually happened.
It's all a bit silly and childish.
(To be sure: the balance of fao_'s statement is well reasoned. It's the brigade who are being childish, and I don't think they should be rewarded for that. )
That may or may not be true, people are justifiably (or not justifiably) angry about a lot of things all the time.
But this was very obviously a brigading attempt. It's a form of online bullying. If it had been about whether the maintainer liked striped socks, nothing else about this would have changed.
Later on the brigade can claim "oh we had a justifiable grievance" to sooth their souls, but what actually happened is what actually happened.
It's all a bit silly and childish.
(To be sure: the balance of fao_'s statement is well reasoned. It's the brigade who are being childish, and I don't think they should be rewarded for that. )