We likely won’t know for a long time exactly who was responsible for what, nor do I think it really matters—what’s done is done, and what’s important now is making very clear where EA stands with regards to fraudulent activity, not throwing any individual people under the bus.
I agree witch hunts are bad, I agree we should collectively be extremely unambiguous in condemning fraud, and I agree focusing on individuals can be unhealthy and not the most productive.
But I do think the community should do some reflection and have a postmortem process, part of which is developing a detailed understanding of how events unfolded, so we can develop strategies for avoiding similar situations in the future.
I agree witch hunts are bad, I agree we should collectively be extremely unambiguous in condemning fraud, and I agree focusing on individuals can be unhealthy and not the most productive.
But I do think the community should do some reflection and have a postmortem process, part of which is developing a detailed understanding of how events unfolded, so we can develop strategies for avoiding similar situations in the future.