@akaster like to put it in perspective, here is a blog post by *bryan lunduke* of all people writing in support of andreas after the last controversy: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5823666/ladybird-web-browser-developer-attacked-by-unhinged-dishonest-activists
this the kind of support that andreas' previous public positions attracted. an improved contribution guidelines document is great, but it's not sufficient. trust has been lost, and you're not going to be able to regain it unless your remediation speaks as loudly and as strongly as the original issue did.
@jacqueline It took quite a bit of moderation on the ladybird discord to remind folks coming from posts/videos from Lunduke that we aren't interested in their culture war takes in project spaces. I can't speak for Andreas, but in my experience the community we're curating is friendly and excited about the technology we're building. If folks from more mastodon-active communities don't feel welcome in that environment, that's something I really want to work on. But anyone who has tried to rant about "crazy people" "attacking the project" has been firmly told to take their aggression elsewhere.
@jacqueline It took quite a bit of moderation on the ladybird discord to remind folks coming from posts/videos from Lunduke that we aren't interested in their culture war takes in project spaces. I can't speak for Andreas, but in my experience the community we're curating is friendly and excited about the technology we're building. If folks from more mastodon-active communities don't feel welcome in that environment, that's something I really want to work on. But anyone who has tried to rant about...