Would you consider reading the excellent book "Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software" by Nadia Eghbal?

The data behind what "Open Source" projects look like differs from the popular culture narratives and assumptions about what they should look.

I doubt there was justification for disabling your player account. and I'm sorry that happened to you.

But it sounds like your expectations about code contributions, and onboarding new volunteers may have been far from that project's reality.