Thursday brought a minor but unpleasant storm to my part of the internet. The situation was uncomfortable enough that I've not been able to forget it easily, so I took some time over the weekend to think it through a bit.

The catalyst was this tweet, directed at the little JST project I’ve been preparing to launch:

An avalanche of accusations followed. Here’s a sampling of mentions sent to the two Twitter feeds I control, my own account and that of the planned journal.

In part to clear my own head, and in part because I felt more embarrassed than guilty, I took the trouble to write an open letter in response.