I think this mindset is fundamentally wrong on multiple levels. 1. There is no contract, not even implicitly, that promises software maintenance in exchange fo

I think this mindset is fundamentally wrong on multiple levels. 1. There is no contract, not even implicitly, that promises software maintenance in exchange for praise. The praise may be a motivating factor for the developer, but anyone who thinks they are entitled to anything just cuz they showed some appreciation has not read the Open source License, which almost always states the software is provided as is without warranties. 2. Genuine praise is not transactional. The only factor affecting praise or criticism should be merit. Any other quid pro quo makes praise into hollow lip service, meaningless fungible gibberish uttered for personal gain. Praise is more like a donation than a payment. 3. Even if praise/fame somehow could function as currency, then any individual is not providing enough of it to earn themselves any significant privileges. Maybe in aggregate the community would have a 'claim' (if the developer agreed to this contract), but even then the obligations incumbent on the developer would be limited and unclear, because no one person can speak on behalf of the community and for most projects their community does not organize itself in such a way as to permit concerted group action that can be recognized as the will of the community. 4. if you feel like you have been robbed of your praise, you simply withdraw it or voice criticism. Or you recognize that your praise was still applicable and valid to the parts of the project that you were aware of at the time of voicing your opinion, so therefore is still deserved. If you think you provided more praise than is merited by the project, then that's an error in judgment on your part. No one asked you to proclaim project [projectname] the best thing since sliced bread and the hope of humanity that is literally gonna change the world. Just be more careful with who you choose to praise.