so the conflicts will probably remain.

Yes, perfection is not an option, only the minimization of error.

Shall these cases be talked about in the open?

The hw's appeals are all public in the discord, but few keep up with what is happening day to day.
I've been watching for years, and few 'abused authors' have withstood scrutiny.
They have all somehow colored outside the lines, but don't want to admit that they're wrong.

Hw's is doing an adequate job, now.
I can't speak from before ~2019, but times were wilder then.

Nobody is willing to step up and do something similar, so hw's is what we get until somebody does.