As much as I can't stand hata and think he's an insufferable tool, I'm going to play devil's advocate and say that I see where he's coming from.
Even if you don't necessarily want or care about releasing an add-on, you still want to get credit for your work. The original topic didn't even credit him, and the edit was hardly better. Most people just skim add-on topics in search for a download button if the screenshot looks cool:
jesus conan you just keep stuffting out quality mods.
nice
It's best to make sure people know who originally made it.