ok everything else aside, NaNoWriMo trying to enforce their code of conduct inside people's DMs is one of the funniest things I've ever seen a company do in response to criticism
"You're in my in-box. There is no code of conduct for my in-box."
"This is not your space. This is my space."
These are the words of one whose opponent has lost the mandate of heaven.
They are a corporation that stole the name of a popular trend and enclosed it as their trademark. I found out someone did this with Inktober as well and died inside. People who monetize community movements for their private enrichment have a name, "grifters." That's what these fucks are and always have been.