after reading the images you posted about talking with the uploader.
you seriously want to call this a snipe?
are you serious? after the amount of time it wasn't uploaded, then you decided to post chapters?
of course a single person would be weary of your group, especially if they looked up your group.
your leader had the choice of talking to the person, seeing the situation from both sides and then making a decision.
And as it shows, it wasn't a good decision to unilaterally say no. And just because you say "we would highly prefer that you didn't, but at the end of the day, it's up to you." this is not a statement that absolves you of any wrong doing. In fact quite the opposite. And as you can see, perception is everything.