I can’t believe I just wasted time reading this.
Tldr: GOS accused OP of trying to create public drama and instead of taking multiple opportunities to deescalate, OP kept pushing and got banned.
So, if GOS was wrong about OP wanting to create public drama, then why have they made this post?
I’m not saying GOS didn’t overreact but that whole conversation was at the level of 13 year olds. Surely, OP, you can do better?
Specifically:
If all you wanted was to share the information with CalyxOS, wouldn’t the logical option have been to copy the relevant text from @jertek’s comment (which you had already recovered), and quote it in a comment on your CalyxOS feature request? You could have linked to @jertek there and continued the conversation without involving GOS.
You know GOS aren’t intending to implement this feature - you were informed of that on the GOS discussion forum before opening the ticket. (I just searched the forum for this topic because I was so sure I must be missing context but no, not really.) So when they deleted the request, why not let it go? I just don’t get why it mattered so desperately that they deleted your feature request, and why you couldn’t clarify that anywhere except on a clone of their repo. I really, genuinely don’t.
I’m there as well.
I used to get so excited about the newest technology and tech gadgets, but that excitement gradually waned until now, I find myself trying to make my older, unintrusive devices last as long as possible. If it needs an account or an internet connection to function, I’m simply not interested anymore.
I switched to Graphene OS recently, after I discovered that an iOS software update had added a “consent” option (default opted-in) for Siri to learn from my interactions with my apps, which you have to opt out of for each individual app. It’s ridiculous but I felt so betrayed by Apple. I opt out of everything and have never used Siri, and they still sneaked it in and opted me in.
I live in Europe so safety isn’t an issue, but I can’t use the simplest things anymore, like the post office app, and the govt auth app. It’s madness - these are govt services that require me to share my data with American tech companies. Wth?!
I won’t pretend to understand what it’s like living in the Middle East right now, but I can relate a little. My family still live in South Africa. Fortunately the current govt is too incompetent for privacy tools to be dangerous. That could change though, and then their white skins will make them vulnerable.
Anyway, just wanted to say you’re not alone. Stay safe.