Pretty sure the contention isn't being banned, but rather the lawfare threats emerging from the Knots proponents.

Yea but before that Mechanic was flipping out that he got banned from the discussions on Core.

Correct. GH is horrible. Would love a nostr impl. Gated but readable relay for Core so maintainers and contributors can discuss but also the events can be published elsewhere for disucssion in a less moderated forum.