this is beyond a character flaw and into the territory of malicious intent

I think it's a flaw that he can be spiteful but I don't think it's intentional. He can still learn and change. In some ways he's just being immature.

Does it affect his moderation? Yes absolutely, he cannot separate his feelings from his job

I think this is true, that he becomes less rational when agitated. Don't forget he has a big target on his back, all sorts of people shit him, deservedly so and not. That doesn't excuse bad moderation, but considering all the abuse hurled at him he really must be very patient (ability to argue fairly or not).

85% of participating voters indicate they wpuld like him to resign

I abstained. He has issues, but he prevents the forum from deteriorating into garbage. Every moderator walks a line, and though Ham wobbles he mostly stays on course. Discussions are still possible. This is a relatively active forum for Canadian issues outside of the mainstream technosphere, Omega plays an important role in counteracting mainstream narratives and censorship. For Omega to become like VOAT would be a disaster for freedom of information for Canada. When the level of discourse falls so does the utility. If Ham resigns. then what happens? That risks this forum entirely.

Many people just arent comfortable with being gaslit for questioning Ham

Agreed. This is what I mean about how often Ham labels people and ideas.

I checked out that freecanada.win today, and honestly, it's worth having a profile over there.

I hope they can prevent the VOAT downward spiral of quality of discourse and maintain free speech. Interesting to contrast how it compares.