You are absolutely right. I apologise to everyone in the community for not doing so. At this point the best I can do is pledge to communicate such issues in public instead of relying on a proxy, should they ever arise again (which I hope they don’t in the first place, of course). I understand that due to my actions I have damaged the trust some of the community members have put in me in the past. I don’t think anything I say right now will fix this, it is just something I hope to rebuild over time.
I understand this timing may seem suspicious, however my comeback was in progress for a while before this happened. It is not something I can prove but daniel already confirmed it above.
This was raised during the meeting yesterday as well, and I have agreed to a monthly payment. I hope this will alleviate some of the concerns.