Ok, didn't mean they were literally unacceptable, but they were externally perceived as so. But I can see how it could be read that way. Would "scare quotes" be enough to avoid that?

Edit: I edited it. Writing is hard. ;-)

You might like the Zulip group if you've read that far. Better to discuss rewrites there than at HN.

Re: malicious compliance

There's a mention linked from a Proton post in the Recent history page, yet could definitely use its own section. Thanks for your help.

Yes, that's one way to fix it. Otherwise it looks like it is you saying this.