What’s the issue with being naysayer to rust? As long as somoneone is not actively harming rust community or spamming the community, it is fine and Rust is free to do what they want. On the other hand, look at the JPEG XL google group and see all kind of demanding and spammy messages asking the same questions literally dozens of times.
> Having cults doesn't mean anything
It does mean that they are the worst person to talk to.
There is no issue per se, but I'm referring to a certain group of people who didn't like Rust because they thought many if not most Rust users are in a cult. This observation was partly true and partly false; I've previously described what went possibly wrong [1].
Even at that time some people, no matter they like or don't like Rust, tried to continue a constructive discussion and I'm asking the same here. Your claim should not vary by the presence or lack of the quote-unquote cult.
Which google group are you referring to? The bugtracker? Some of the comments there are useful imo, e.g. when image experts from various companies bring their views. Others are basically just "+1", which is better done by just starring the issue. But it does look like most people who did not have anything useful to add did indeed do exactly that, comparing the number of comments to the number of stars.
Yes, the bugtracker. It’s subjective and I could point to multiple examples, but those would be (rightly) dismissed as cherry picking. To me the entire thread really felt like a mob attack, and is filled with comments like:
> "We do not bloody care!"
> "We are the kings of the universe, we dictate which image formats you can use".
I agree that such comments are not useful. I can understand the frustration people may feel (very well actually), but it is not productive to express it in such ways. I don't encourage such reactions, but I do think they are understandable when the first argument for removal is "There is not enough interest". That can be perceived as someone telling you they're removing the thing you want to have because _you_ are not interested in it, and I can see how that can be infuriating and provoke emotional responses.
> Having cults doesn't mean anything
It does mean that they are the worst person to talk to.