The distinction in this particular case is that Rust tried to "downvote" a lkml discussion to get code merged. No one much cares about rendering color in HN comments, except to the extent that we're having this discussion (which you found valuable enough to contribute to!) in an invisible flagged subthread because Rust people don't want to have it, apparently.
It's just tiresome. And it boiled over here, because no matter how enthusiastic the Rust people can be their youthful exuberance pales in influence in comparison with the the talent and impact of the Linux Kernel maintainers. And the resulting tantrum shows it.
>The distinction in this particular case is that Rust tried to "downvote" a lkml discussion to get code merged.
You're attributing to "the Rust community" an imaginary offense that did not actually happen that way and couldn't be attributed that way even if it did. And then you make claims about how "the Rust community" is toxic. Right.
It's just tiresome. And it boiled over here, because no matter how enthusiastic the Rust people can be their youthful exuberance pales in influence in comparison with the the talent and impact of the Linux Kernel maintainers. And the resulting tantrum shows it.