Apologies, but you're going to have to provide evidence for these accusations. The alternative is that anybody can come out of nowhere and call another person awful. I understand this might be difficult.
https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxmint/comments/bzbomd/comment/e...
I'm not the first person they have ostracized. I have seen other anonymous post-mortems describing experiences similar to mine from earlier time periods. I did so much work for them, it still feels unreal that someone could be that vindictive.
Perhaps this belongs on a Glassdoor equivalent for FOSS projects, but since one doesn't exist and this thread appeared in my feed, I think it's important I'm able to voice my perspective since he tried to assassinate my character.
This particular piece of evidence is not conclusive, but neither is it in your favor.
That doesn't matter though. The fact he is retaliating in public over a post that only references public information, using private information, is inherently bad faith acting. The context is what makes it unprofessional.
Also other posts in this thread seems like victim blaming. Just because someone is famous doesn't make him a good person.
If lots of other people really agree with your impression of working with Clem, point us at these other, similar opinions you mention. So far this is just “the lurkers support me in email.”
Here are the red flags: - Lack of context. Why is all of the evidence hidden/deleted/tucked away?
- Speak for “everyone”. Was it really consensus? Why not take direct ownership of a decision, instead of hiding behind a collective?
- Pulling in a snippet of private conversation as a evidence of being reasonable.
- Naming and shaming.
It may well be that the OP deserved the ban, but a single snippet of a measured response doesn’t address the questions that said action raises. Without more evidence, I say it suggests there’s more to this.