Not this situation in particular, but people have discovered that if you never admit fault, eventually others will forget. For some reason they see acknowledging a mistake as a weakness.
The problem was people putting out names that aren't in the portal yet.
Generally, I agree about less moderation. But the request to not share names not in the portal was put out there and ignored.
I'm sure that anyone considering the portal will make that leap in the next couple of weeks. It's not that big of a deal to wait and see instead of trying to get a jump.