I understand that, but a person new to the development world might see this as something expected for anyone starting an open source project.

I don't mean to exaggerate or make an unfair comparison, but I had very similar experiences 15 years ago when I was considering being interested in trying to get a contribution (any contribution) merged into the linux kernel. That process is so off-putting I lost interest. Granted, kernel development is an entirely different beast and I understand (better now after a career) why it's partly the way it is.

I think I'm rambling - tl;dr: this sort of attitude is off-putting from open source, even as someone who's been in software a long time.