Too many lords, not enough stewards

> There exist good maintainers. Daniel is one of them. I know several others. This article isn't about them, and every article
> about such problems doesn't need to pause and say "by the way, notallmaintainers". (Not that this article and talk didn't
> already reference some positive steps people have taken.) If someone is in doubt about whether their behavior is what
> the article describes, perhaps they should take a closer look at it.

In my view, general statements of bad behavior in a group of people made in public may be regarded as offensive unless they are clearly applicable to the majority of that group (in which case the evidence they are based on should be made clear too).

For example, I don't think it would be appropriate to say something like "White males abuse their wives" in a public dispute out of any deeper context.