Comment by zozbot234
> That's a perfectly reasonable and human response.
It's hardly a reasonable response. By casually saying that it's "sad" when a maintainer gives up on a project, GP is also including a very real and heavy implication that this is somehow wrong on their part and that they should continue to shoulder that burden, as a demand from the community. This is a really unhealthy attitude and we should all do away with it. Instead, just acknowledge that the project is now there for the taking by anyone who may be interested. There's nothing "sad!" about this whatsoever, and we should not pretend that there is.
If my kid is sad that she cannot have an extra granola bar, that does not imply that I am wrong to deny her, or even that she thinks I am wrong, it just means she wishes she could have one.