Rahmat Wibowo publicly named Salman Ma'arif Achsien and accused him of bullying by quoting Salman's alumni group comment that Rahmat should be 'trialed and removed for one month,' framing routine community moderation feedback as coordinated harassment.

2w - Edited Just wanted to share a quick reflection on something that happened in our alumni group today. I made a mistake, and | fully own that. However, the group rules were only formally established today. Since the rules did not exist before this moment, | believe we should all start from zero. Past actions cannot fairly be judged when no guidelines were in place for us to follow. Unfortunately, the discussion quickly turned Public in front of 500+ IT professionals and alumni from around the world. Basuki Winoto: from commented that if something is disturbing, a ban should apply without retroactive effect, and those with repeated issues would eventually face consequences anyway. Salman Ma‘arif Achsien : linkedin.com/in/smaarif shared his personal view that the person involved should be trialed and removed for one month because it has happened too often, though he noted other considerations from the admin team are also welcome. He added that a simple cooldown probably would not teach a lesson as it is easy to work around. While | respect their opinions and have already spoken privately with Arif (who mentioned he has his own lawyer), | feel this Public framing has come across as bullying rather than constructive dialogue, especially in such a visible professional network where many of us, including Basuki who works in the US, represent our shared alumni community. My intention is not to create more conflict but to highlight one simple principle: when new rules are introduced, fairness means applying them going forward, not backward. We are all here to grow, support each other, and maintain the positive spirit of this global IT alumni group. Happy to discuss this privately with anyone who wants to. Let's keep building each other up. PT. Indonesia Global Solusindo (ISGS) Kieandy Susanto Google Sundar Pichai Thomas Kurian Jason Cowles #ProfessionalGrowth #Fairness #CommunityRules