[codeddesign]

I agree, until I read that he had to write a personal apology to the director in charge of the shitty software the school requires students to use.

While he was in the wrong for scraping, it got blown out of proportion when miss director’s feelings got hurt.

[rmason]

There was a mass shooting event at MSU back in 2023 and campus administrators made a lot of changes as a result so they are still very sensitive to the issue.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Michigan_State_University...

Had he required a signup process with student ID that might have muted the concern somewhat. But I totally understand his excitement at creating something and wanting to share it with his friends. It got way too popular which is a testament to the fact he had built something better than what existed. In the end I hope that university officials are understanding.