More important than motive is the real impact caused by the act. And the realistic harm caused by the refusal to ask people nicely for copyright assignment or t

More important than motive is the real impact caused by the act. And the realistic harm caused by the refusal to ask people nicely for copyright assignment or to rewrite those contributions, other than to this person's own reputation, is pretty insignificant. This person just wants everyone to go away. It's disrespectful to the community, ill-mannered, and utterly graceless, but I find it hard to call it malicious.