Oct 17, 2024, 9:50 PMThis was an attack not just on me but also on the Pods project as it means we can't do releases. I have suspected this could happen since the WPE team was locked out of .org so I've already gotten consent from a long time Pods contributor for them to take over the .org listing.
Now that I have been locked out of .org officially, I made a formal request to transfer ownership of the Pods plugins into their control so that we can continue our normal release processes.
Oct 17, 2024, 9:51 PMNothing is safe here, unsure if his account will be locked or if Pods will be closed.
Oct 18, 2024, 12:47 AMAnd now my WordPress.org Slack account has been deactivated, assuming that was part of the syncing of .org disabled accounts to deactivating WP Slack accounts. But still, that truly made the cut deeper and more official in my eyes.
Oct 18, 2024, 8:06 PMOK so here's what happened today:
1. Someone on the plugins team saw Pods was transferred from a banned account (mine).
https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-org/transferring-your-plugin-to-a-new-owner/
Oct 18, 2024, 8:07 PM2. 10:59AM today - The Pods plugin itself was taken away from Jory (long time Pods contributor who I requested it transferred to) pending getting this approval (after the fact).
3. Matt or whoever decides it's actually fine.
4. 2:15PM today - Plugin is transferred back to Jory
Oct 18, 2024, 8:07 PMIf you don't think this was personal and intended to inflict harm on my mental health so I would beg Matt to give us Pods back... I don't think you're looking at the big picture here.
What if Jory wasn't "approved"? Does the plugin go to a MM loyalist?
How was Jory deemed "OK"?
Oct 18, 2024, 8:08 PMALSO: I've received this about the reason my .org account was disabled and my Slack account deactivated:
"From our notes, I see that there were multiple infringements against the WordPress .org guidelines or Code of Conduct. I unfortunately do not have the specifics for these"
Oct 18, 2024, 8:08 PMThis is wild to me, I still do not have any citable reasons why I have been removed from .org
I have resorted to using Twitter again to give more transparency about the situation and to publicly ask Matt what is going on.
Oct 18, 2024, 9:24 PMWhat happens when your account is blocked on .org but you are also a plugin owner:
* Your plugin may be closed outright
* Your plugin may be transferred to community (ACF >> SCF)
* Your plugin may be adopted by another user (but not in ACF's case)
Oct 18, 2024, 9:25 PMIf I knew that I would have to go before Matt/WP project leadership who would withhold ownership / manually approve, I would have transferred before Matt ever blocked my account. I was already preparing to do that at the time of the block, because I knew Matt was a wildcard.