Rust Moderation Team Resigns
I&#x27;m inclined to believe the rust moderation team even though they haven&#x27;t disclosed any specifics. The way the core team exercises absolute authority in spite of community complaints has always rubbed me the wrong way. They present a facade of caring while crushing dissent.<p>I do not recognize most of the core team these days, but Steve Klabnik and Ashley Williams stand out as likely culprits. I have personally submitted an email with the Rust moderation team to complain about Klabnik (and also mod-team member Andrew Gallant) and their abrasive behavior on reddit. Several months later I received a response stating they agreed that Klabnik went over the line and that they would warn him. Meanwhile Ashley &quot;kill all men&quot; Williams has an extremely lengthy reputation for her behavior in open source[1]. When it was announced she was joining the rust community team, there was a large push back from the community but the reddit&#x2F;discourse mods censored everything[2][3] and the core team chose to let Williams join despite the complaints about her history of racism, sexism, and antagonism.<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.fo&#x2F;f10KK" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.fo&#x2F;f10KK</a><p>[2]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;old.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;rust&#x2F;comments&#x2F;7nx3cm&#x2F;announcement_ashley_williams_joins_the_core_team&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;old.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;rust&#x2F;comments&#x2F;7nx3cm&#x2F;announcement_a...</a> (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.fo&#x2F;ISXJF" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.fo&#x2F;ISXJF</a>)<p>[3]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;internals.rust-lang.org&#x2F;t&#x2F;announcement-ashley-williams-joins-the-core-team-and-taking-lead-of-the-community-team&#x2F;6453&#x2F;24" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;internals.rust-lang.org&#x2F;t&#x2F;announcement-ashley-willia...</a> (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.fo&#x2F;9yW9I" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.fo&#x2F;9yW9I</a>)