… which was their right imho 
… Libby could have just ignore them if they wanted to make a point, add to the conversation…
From my side of the screen, Libby’s comment was just rude, antagonistic and unhelpful …
And I could say the same thing for this part of your comments …
… which I find just insulting.
All that was asked was to be civil, as after all we’re on community where some rules are in place to keep the mood pleasant for everybody 
How does that help to move the conversation further ?
But like always, different persons, different perspectives, different opinions …
On AI within Obsidian, I get some want it… as it seems useful to some…
But, personally, I’m completely fed up having to hear about AI every single day, each time I use a tool or another …
I don’t need it, I don’t use it (ever) … and I simply don’t want any AI near my notes (and no, I don’t care if it runs locally or not).
I won’t leave Obsidian if that ever comes to life, as long as it’s opt-in instead of opt-out but you have to remember that most tools out there forced AI on their users, whether they wanted it or not (with a potentially somewhat hidden somewhere opt-out option, if there was ever one) leading some to distrust the tool they previously enjoyed using …
So yes, some might want to look elsewhere if Obsidian choose to implement and AI feature and again, different persons, different perspectives, different opinions…
On an opt-in option Obsidian could potentially implement, my wish would go for an optional core plugin maintained by the team (something similar to what has been done for the Importer)…
To me, implemented in this way, it could possibly appease the minds of everybody (as well, AI tend to be a polarizing subject).
Those who use/need it could download the plugin and “upgrade” their Core Obsidian experience while absolutely nothing would change for those who don’t want it …
But I don’t know if that would be feasible 
…
It’s just a thought, a wish…