It was an overreaction because the technological ability to do that wasn't in the PR. If the witnesses wanted to decide that as a solution I suppose they could have, but 60+ people somehow getting a hardfork written, tested, and implemented without anyone ever telling Ned about it is a pipe dream.
The idea that they might have intentionally implemented an untested hardfork for any purpose is itself scarier than anything Ned has done.
Only one person issued the code and discussion ensued after that, the power down fuelled discussions even further.
Presumably that discussion did not include "let's implement untested code that is at best 5% finished." Someone would have had to do those things before a fork became remotely practical.
A fork is not anywhere near decided on and is just an idea being thrown around and voiced more so by some than others.
No one suggested that it was. You don't seem to be following the topic of this subthread.
It did not.
100%, you're right on here. It was I got fired butthurt, the employee that yells some stuff as they're being escorted out by security.
The more important thing here is how the discontented saw the viability of the moment.