Where’s Snoop when you need her?

“Matt’s war against WP Engine has been polarizing and upsetting for everyone in WordPress, but most of the WP community has been relatively insulated from any real effects. Putting a loyalty test in the form of a checkmark on the WordPress.org login page has brought the conflict directly to every community member and contributor. Matt is not just forcing everyone to take sides, he is actively telling people to consult attorneys to determine whether or not they should check the box,” the anonymous contributor I spoke to told me. “It is also more than just whether or not you agree to a legally dubious statement to log in. A growing number of active, dedicated community members, many who have no connection with WP Engine, have had their WordPress.org accounts completely disabled with no notice or explanation as to why. No one knows who will be banned next or for what... Whatever Matt’s end goal is, his ‘tactics,’ especially this legally and ethically ambiguous checkbox, are causing a lot of confusion and mental anguish to people around the world.”

This is the sort of behavior that causes irreparable damage to a brand. Psycho.

This whole thing just makes me want to steer clear of wordpress entirely.

I’ve been using WP for personal projects for something like 15 years.

Nothing I’ve ever created has been that big, but I generally liked the tools nonetheless.

But now I think I’m out. I try to adhere to a rule where I don’t support rich weirdos as much as possible, and as such that’s why I use Lemmy to begin with. And don’t buy from Amazon. And don’t use Twitter any more. Etc.

So my next project now will totally be on new software. And hey, maybe I won’t have to use PHP ever again so this could be a win.

Fork or CEO getting booted out in 3... 2... 1...

I remember when I thought Matt's awfulness was only going to affect Tumblr, how naive of me

I'm gonna start checking out Ghost, at this point. This is ridiculous.

And if Ghost doesn't work, then ClassicPress it is.

Welp I'm done, just started talking to my clients about moving to SquareSpace.

So much for the goodwill of fediverse integration.