@hangmysack Having just read the blog posted in a link in #8. I assume this is what your complaint in #1 is referring too?
It seems Lichess main concern is regarding the mishandling of sexual assault complains, giving to both the US Chess Federation and the Saint Louis Chess Club about some of their members from various players.
As well as those 2 organizations the lack of selfcriticism, and a lack of public acknowledgment, that they acted insufficient regarding such serious accusations.
Lichess writes about what those accusations are.
They provides a timeline for events regarding the accusations.
And eventually criticize the US chess Federation and STLCC for apparently not handling such accusations seriously.
Their blog seems to be concerning this.
But with that said, sometimes their wording becomes too subjective. To the point of judgemental.
For example:
"However, there is another side to Gareyev."
They should have phrased this differently, perhaps:
However, there is allegedly another side to Gareyev.
The first phrase is an accusation, since it states that the other side of him is factual. Where as my rephrase, states that there could be another side, but it's unknown if it's true or not.
I agree, that Lichess should not judge on accusations alone.
However what they wrote about in their blog is public information. And their (Lichess) main goal, I suspect, is to inform chess players, that there is people and organisations within the chess community, that not only listens to complaint about inappropriate actions, but also take them serious.
And Lichess want to uphold other chess organizations to their own standards of having a safe environment for everyone.
By this blog, Lichess encourages people to come forward, either publicly or anonymously, if they themselves have experienced or witnessed misbehavior from other people, especially, but not exclusively, from people in an authority position.
I agree their blog is not as objectively written, as I personally would have prefered it to be, but I don't think Lichess motive is to publicly shame any single person named in that blog.
It's most likely ment to encourage people to speak up, if something similar has happened to them.
To let them know, that they are not alone.
That there are people out there willing to listen.
It's all part of Lichess evil masterplan, of making the chess community a safe haven for everyone.