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(My sincere apologies if this is totally out of line, feel free to ignore me)

I can only imagine how stressful and frustrating the present situation is, both with the bundle specifically and with the geopolitical state of things generally.  I think a lot of the community is also stressed and frustrated and they can react negatively as well. I think we as a community can get into a negative cycle where we are all lashing out at each other.

At least for me, Pride Month, has always been about community building, and I have nothing but respect for the massive community you have brought together and the huge amount of work you have put into this. And yet, I have been kind of disheartened to see the turmoil and infighting the delay has caused.

We, as a community, absolutely need to give you as the organizers a lot more grace as this gets figured out. You are right. You have volunteered a massive amount of time, and you are not our employee. With that being said and again understanding your very valid reasons for being frustrated and noting that I have no right to ask this, I would none-the-less ask that you give us a bit more grace as well. I really don't think posts venting your (again very fair and valid) frustrations (like in the previous two posts) are good for the health of the community, or for building that sense of togetherness that Pride Month is all about.

On a different but related note, as far as I know, there hasn't been any public movement on your excellent suggestion to celebrate a few projects a day. Is that something that the community could take on in some capacity, to get the ball rolling and get something off your plate?

I have no right to say any of this. I'm not an organizer. I'm not a submitter. I'm just a Queer person out there on the Internet who wants other Queer people to be Healthy, Happy, and Together, and wants this Bundle to succeed.