Wow... some users are subtly pressuring the maintainers into work here. The maintainer simply states "works as intended". The users in that topic then continue

Wow... some users are subtly pressuring the maintainers into work here. The maintainer simply states "works as intended". The users in that topic then continue the discussion in all of its aspects, expecting the maintainer to engage with them. I can imagine it feels to the maintainers as an energy-sucking discussion. IMHO, you're not shaming the maintainers, you're shaming the community here.