> Consider that even filing a bug report is an effort 95% of users would never make. So even doing that is in most cases a contribution, at least as seen from the point of view of the submitter. But the author actually considers it an affront if it doesn't conform to the bug report template
This was not the vibe I meant to express. I'm sorry it came across that way. I meant to express how it made me _feel_. The next paragraph goes on to say how such issues are eminently reasonable in a lot of cases, and my coming to terms with that is a struggle I face.
My goal was to explain my own perspective in the hope that it increases understanding of everyone involved.
> Perhaps the author is not actually good at setting boundaries and ends up blaming others for imposing.
I tried really hard to leave blame out of my article (for anyone other than myself). That is not how I feel. On the contrary, as I mentioned in my article, setting boundaries is exactly what has helped me so much.
This was not the vibe I meant to express. I'm sorry it came across that way. I meant to express how it made me _feel_. The next paragraph goes on to say how such issues are eminently reasonable in a lot of cases, and my coming to terms with that is a struggle I face.
My goal was to explain my own perspective in the hope that it increases understanding of everyone involved.
> Perhaps the author is not actually good at setting boundaries and ends up blaming others for imposing.
I tried really hard to leave blame out of my article (for anyone other than myself). That is not how I feel. On the contrary, as I mentioned in my article, setting boundaries is exactly what has helped me so much.