Matt has, for far too long, enjoyed unchecked powers at the top of WordPress—powers which are all too often a direct and flagrant conflict of interest. And while we’ve seen this power abused before, we’ve never seen it on this scale.
Some might agree with Matt’s original reasoning. But his egregious actions and reactions since then have utterly nullified any previous merit.
A line has been crossed, and the entire community is worse for it.
I believe that if WordPress is to survive, let alone thrive, Matt Mullenweg must be removed from all forms of official WordPress leadership, as expediently as possible.
