[TheDong]

He is not putting words in your mouth, he's stating his own interpretation.

No sane person would read "I read this as" and assume that this is in fact exactly what the speaker said, nor should any speaker assume "I read this as" is meant as a defamation or misquote.

In addition, you being a contributor not a core team member does not change what you said in the least. A language's design, even if it seems like there's a tight core, is ultimately decided in part by all contributors and the community around it as well.

[davecheney]

The use of the opening phrase "We're not willing ... " implies that the OP interpreted my statements as a policy of the wider Go team.

I have no knowledge of any such policy and represent only myself on stage. You can think what you like about my statements, just don't generalise them to anyone else.