My WordPress Slack Ban

Can't wait for Matt to show up in the comments here saying how he isn't a bad guy and banning people who ask questions is actually for the benefit of WordPress.

Matt has handled this whole thing so poorly. I wanted to be on his side but everything that has come out is just not a great look.

He could have had basically the entire internet on his side just by laying out the facts: "They use our product for free, generate hundreds of millions in revenue, and don't contribute back. It's just not fair. Please contribute more."

Instead this tantrum has turned a bunch of people that would be in his camp against him and he's dragged Wordpress.org into the mud.

Single handedly destroying a legacy.

This is a plague on both houses. People want stability and reliability, not drama. And what they're getting feels and awful lot like drama.

Wordpress.org Login: "I am not affiliated with WP Engine in any way" - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41791369 - Oct 2024 (240 comments)

WordPress contributor banned for asking about new checkbox - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41788704 - Oct 2024 (8 comments)

For me, the fact he tried to compel the WPE CEO to work for him or else he would expose that she was in negotiations with him is the most unhinged thing I’ve ever heard in a hiring process. Quite literally an affront to freedom.

My most charitable guess at what is going on is severe mental illness.