> The question is not if I appear to act in bad faith, the question is if I did.

Alrighty then, i think i side with the other side after that nugget.

I really feel like there is bad faith on both sides and I don't see Felipe thinking in Junio's shoes. It's the job of maintainer to make sure to bring out collective progress and empowerment and this requires some amount of resolve and authority.

How exactly am I not putting myself on Junio's shoes?

If I were him I would do what's best for the project, not what's best for my ego. If I were wrong about a patch, I would simply admit I was wrong, and apply the patch. That's what every maintainer should do.

There's a difference between using authority in a way that moves the project forward and *abusing* authority to protect one's ego.

Junio does the latter.

> Suggesting that Junio isn't infallible is a violation?

Junio never claimed to be infallible though

He acts as if he is though.