Jimmy Wales wrote:
I understand that and apologize for it. There was a crisis situation and I took action which ended up averting the crisis. In the process I stepped on some toes, and for that I am sorry.
The apology is a positive step. The claim that you averted a crisis is not. I have no doubt that this was your sincere intention, but it should be abundantly clear to you that your intervention caused far more harm than good.
Your repeated reference to "stepping on some toes" only reinforces the damage that you've done to the community by affirming an apparent belief that its longstanding members are relatively insignificant. Now is the time to reach out to the contributors alienated by your approach, not to add insult to injury by downplaying their discontent and departure from Wikimedia projects.
I write this not to attack your character, but in the hope that you'll come to your senses and do the right thing. If I believed that you truly were a "tyrant," I wouldn't bother.
David Levy