In reply to Bastian.
Mika has zero power. Absolutely all decision making is up to Samuel Wood, who is Automattic’s paid man on the inside making sure their products “never” (always) break the WP.org policies…

Literally the WP.org “Docs” team collectively decided to convert the Codex to a new format and Wood shut it down in 30 seconds; all of the participation on the website is a charade, really, and his go-to response is always, “This is a privately-owned website”.

Every single hypocrisy, scandal, or violation perpetrated by Automattic is propelled by Wood’s efforts.

He shuts down any controversial discussions, he closes any Trac tickets that might challenge their stranglehold, and he bans any users that dare question anything or point out inconsistencies.

This is why no *serious* company participates on the website. The future of WordPress is decentralization…