The pace of discussions about this incident appear to be slowing, both here and on ENWP. Discussions on ENWP seems to be turning towards longer term topics.
I think that some of these discussions could instead have happened in better circumstances. I do not envision any likely outcome where the benefits that are associated with this incident will outweigh the harms.
Below I share some comments that I selected from the lists of resignations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_response_to_the_Wikimedia_Foundation%27s_ban_of_Fram/Summary#Resignations, retirements https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_response_to_the_Wikimedia_Foundation%27s_ban_of_Fram/Summary#Retirements, and strikes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_response_to_the_Wikimedia_Foundation%27s_ban_of_Fram/Summary#Editors_on_strike. Some of the people who made these comments may return to activity or reclaim their permissions, but my guess is that some of them will not.
A minority of the statements protested the community's actions.
* "I cannot support a community that undermines T&S." * "...the enwiki community is like the world's largest dysfunctional family, and I no longer wish to hold a position of responsibility here" * "... no interest in helping a project that willfully allows and condones harassment, intimidation and stalking."
The majority protested WMF's actions.
* "the whole WMF ban mess was the straw that broke the camel's back" * "in protest of the Wikimedia Foundation's inconsistent, opaque, oblivious and inadequate handling of user conduct issues" * "dispirited by the recent action of T&S, and even more so by their refusal to explain their action in any meaningful way, to provide any mechanism for an appeal, or to negotiate on a compromise" * "I am not willing to serve Jan and the T&S team … under undisclosed new rules and under threat of unappealable sanctions should I (or those I interact with) violate those undisclosed rules, rather than serving the Wikipedia Community under its imperfect but transparent and accountable rules." * "We are not subjects of the WMF ... you have to give us the same respect you demand for yourselves." * "Yeah....I handed in my bit too; somehow I can feel a change in the wind....community seems to matter less and less." * "There's not much to say that hasn't already been said better by others, so I'll spare everyone my own manifesto except to say there are a lot of good people who edit here, and I will miss working with you all very much" * "I have thought long and hard about this, but do not feel able to continue to contribute in the current environment. I had hoped it would be resolved satisfactorily by now, but this is looking increasingly unlikely. Please accept my resignation and remove the admin tools. Thank you and best wishes" * "I am resigning my adminship to protest the contempt the WMF organization and CEO have for WP's volunteers" * "I would like to express my disappointment at the way the WMF has handled this matter so far" * "I'm out unless and until the foundation repairs it's relationship with this community." * "...an utterly empty shell statement. ... When (if?) this resolves I will consider to ask it back, but currently it is of no use for me. WMF can do it by themselves in the meantime." * "I found the Board's response to the Fram affair disappointing to put it mildly..." * "enough. Email me when the WMF takes steps to actually fix this place instead of destroy it." * "retiring until WMF provide suitable explanation for their behaviour" * "One of the great things about volunteering is that when an organisation supposedly devoted to supporting you shows itself incapable of providing a level of support that you consider adequate, there are no adverse consequence from simply withdrawing your labour, which is what I am now doing" * "I have decided to not edit in content for a period commensurate with Fram's ban, . .not out of solidarity with F. Out of outrage for the WMF's kangaroo court encroachment." * "I am 100% OUT on doing another site maintenance task of any type until this is resolved properly. This includes for me particularly New Page Patrolling, Articles for Deletion, RFA commentary, vandal revision (of which I do very, very little anyway), and notice board participation. I am not your unpaid intern, WMF." * "I learned about this late, but I don't work for bullies. I'll not be editing mainspace until this is satisfactorily resolved."
Personally, I think that the community's ideals are amazing, and the fact that English Wikipedia works as well as it does reminds me of an eternal flame https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_flame. But that flame operates with a complex web of trust, and if its highly privileged caretakers attack it or handle it carelessly, then I think that its future is in doubt.
Hopefully this will give the WMF Board something to contemplate.