I reached out to Alad sometime in between, but he never responded to my profile review request;
While I don't claim to be the most apt in responding to emails, I see no Jean Lucas orj...@4ray.co in my mailbox. I guess that's why I did not respond then.
That said, I think its a bit unfair to say that I went off and found another sponsor without batting an eye
That doesn't really matter - the admission guidelines [1] cleary say that you should mention any previous sponsors you've contacted. ]1]https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Trusted_Users#How_do_I_become_a_TU?
