Read this.
Seriously. Quit scrolling, shut the hell up, and read this.
TL;DR: Restoring trust requires accountability.
https://make.wordpress.org/project/2025/05/21/restoring-trust-while-preserving-safety/
Of the total 17 hours that #Automattic is now contributing to #WordPress, FIVE of those are to the Marketing Team. 30%! The same amount the “Executive Director” contributes.
HUH. Guess the Marketing Team isn’t as irrelevant as it was made out to be. 👀
https://wordpress.org/five-for-the-future/pledge/automattic/
Open for Employment – No Longer!
I am currently open for employment offers. — EDIT! No longer!
With all this talk about bullying in WordPress, I was inspired to “open-source” some receipts from my recent experience with bullying in #WordPress.
Because “the only way to deal with a bully is to fight.”
IRT findings re: https://www.wpwatercooler.com/2023/09/22/a-call-for-accountability-sharing-my-wordpress-code-of-conduct-report/
Matt quote from: https://www.therepository.email/mullenweg-threatens-corporate-takeover-of-wp-engine