I'd clarify what happened. But I wasn't paying attention during that discussion (on my phone) and I don't log chats. Further, I didn't really care about or follow what was being discussed. So, I'm not even sure if what slash dot was describing is what happened. From the little I did follow, I don't really think that the password reset was altogether necessary, just a bit of erring on the side of caution.
Of course, don't take my word on this.