Consensus requirements, committee layers, and global scheduling norms have combined to make minor disputes unresolvable, Mullenweg said in a Hacker News thread — acknowledging he designed most of the system himself.
COMMUNITY
WordCamp US 2026 runs August 16–19 in Phoenix, Arizona. Tickets start at $25 for students and $100 for general admission.
At one International Women's Day event in Ajmer, India, half of the 100 attendees came up through WordPress Student Clubs — a sign of how far the program has moved beyond one-time Campus Connect workshops into sustained, student-led communities.
Speaker and volunteer applications carry their own deadlines — May 29 and June 15 — as WordCamp US returns to Phoenix this August.