I did not witness the Forking of Syndrone, but I poked around the internet some to try to figure it out recently.
And I think the main issue that happened with Fork was that he was really shit at dealing with people.
I mean, what I read about fork-related drama did not say that's what the problem was. There were all kinds of grievances. But that's what it seemed like.
That, and nobody had any idea what they were talking about. (Fork nor the anti-Fork people.) lol.
Granted, all I found was a little thread on Gaia with a series of screenshots and thoughts, but still.
All the same, yes, I believe you're right.