> Whats your point? Aren't people allowed to discuss stuff other people share with them on the internet?
I think their point might be: such discussion might be fun for users, but could be unpleasant or unproductive for the maintainer. That's a totally different concern to express from "don't talk about this at all." Personally, the first thing I do with new software is see what I can do with it, and what I might want to do with it, and I can get carried away in a discussion thread. There's no harm in remembering that the maintainer might be here reading, and keeping their reaction in mind is no huge ask.
Philosophically, I try to embrace the zen of remembering that at the end of the day, while I would love to be helpful, strangers' concerns are not my concerns.
If I'm feeling overwhelmed, if I'm feeling burnt out, if the comments are too much or are unhelpful or are rude... I can tune them out. As the author, my goal was to solve a problem I had. I solved it. If the solution benefits someone else, that's gravy, but I've already put my energy back into the universe by sharing my solution one time in the first place.
I think their point might be: such discussion might be fun for users, but could be unpleasant or unproductive for the maintainer. That's a totally different concern to express from "don't talk about this at all." Personally, the first thing I do with new software is see what I can do with it, and what I might want to do with it, and I can get carried away in a discussion thread. There's no harm in remembering that the maintainer might be here reading, and keeping their reaction in mind is no huge ask.