This whole thing is for sure an outraged mob that the internet sees plenty of times.

Just look at this poll for r/indiedev: https://www.reddit.com/r/IndieDev/comments/149uqfc/rindiedev...

Majority of votes want it closed down, and basically all comments want to keep it open.

You don't have to be a community member to vote, so this can mean only 1 thing: users from outside of r/indiedev are voting to close it.

edit: if you downvote, please solve the mystery of the disconnect between votes and comments.