@jo Really? Didn't know that. Interesting, and I don't understand why forks are hated.
I didn't even hear about #Iceshrimp #Catodon and #Sharkey until a few days ago. (Well, for Catodon, I was aware of the Instance, but I didn't realise it's a fork.)
I don't know. For me, forks are good. Let's see what enhancements and features devs can come up with. Maybe it can be implemented upstream, or existing forks (or yet another new one), implement the same enhancements and features. So, generally, it's a good thing.
And, well, options for end-users. I think that's the most important one.