But it also sounds like the pumped-up acrimony depressed an already "must not be too hasty" leadership process and made it a lot harder to get out the Con's official statement. My friends distaste was with how adversarial leadership was viewing potential con-goers/community-members. /3

Sophie's write-up confirms a lot of what my friend was telling me, and it sucks that a lot of righteous anger searching for a good use got turned inward. I'm in no position to say how it could have gone better, but I do lament what feels like needless fallout. /End