@sword I agree with all you said, all I'm saying is that if they couldn't come to an agreement and both sides knew it wouldn't happen, then I don't see why Hussie would have a reason to care about dragging on the negotiations about the UHC, which is why I interpret those and having shifted towards being about the articles. In fact, I think it would've been wiser if they had stopped at Bambosh, since he was also expressing disinterest in the negotiations.

@dingus Gio being right is maybe the single biggest point of contention here because every article he wrote has been put into question by different people. It's no wonder that he's unwanted for, among other things, getting people who aren't involved caught in crossfires because of his speculation and unprofessionalism, and those bring serious dobuts to his articles.

@Deep Dive Devin I totally understand where you're coming from. It's fair to let people know of what abuses might take place in the work environment of Homestuck. The issue here is specifically with Gio's behavior about it, and the manner in which he exposes those facts. He's untrustworthy for a lot of reasons and his story with the UHC isn't 100% equivalent to the other stories he's reported on because unlike in those cases, Gio and Hussie already had a lot of bad blood between them which explains a lot of Hussie's behavior in the situation. Gio is no saint and he was wary of what Hussie could try to do, and yet he still carried on with his "display of good faith" by passive-aggressively letting Hussie pile on him with threats he knew would have effect eventually.