Linked Questions
27 questions linked to/from SE Inc. Director of Public Q&A retweets bad-faith, misrepresentative tweet
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What is needed for users to trust the Stack Exchange company?
As one of the "curators" on strike I follow as much of the conversations and progress as I can. I again and again encounter the trust issue, which is a festering wound that seems to be ...
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Dear SE, please stop disparaging the moderators in the press
The VP of Community for SE gave the following statement to the press:
Stack Overflow ran an analysis and the ChatGPT detection tools that moderators were previously using have an alarmingly high rate ...
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We are updating our Code of Conduct and we would like your feedback
Update, May 31st, 2023: The updated code of conduct has been released network-wide.
A good Code of Conduct is a handshake agreement between users and the company. It is a document that inspires trust ...
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SE seems pretty set in their path to change the sites as we know them and the testimony of former employees are proof of that
A Tweet from Tim Post that always stood out to me was the following:
We never manage through sharp sticks, ultimatums or threats. I honestly believe this is why we have the most professional ...
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FAQ/Handbook: communication channels used by Stack Overflow/Stack Exchange
stackoverflow.com and stackexchange.com are websites where online communities ask and answer questions.
Communication is important for communities. This should also include communication with the ...
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Checking in with moderators that suspended their activity
As of December 24th, 2019, there seem to be maybe 24 moderators who suspended activity and are still in that state as a result of the ongoing fiasco centered around SE's firing of Monica Cellio. ...
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Why are there a lot of users with Reinstate Monica in the username? [duplicate]
Across all Stack Exchange network sites I have seen a lot of users with "Reinstate Monica" in the username, and I am not sure what this means.
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Has there been any discussion regarding the original stated reasons for the question up votes being set at +5 from +10 earlier?
Jeff Atwood's Mar. 19, 2010 SE post Should the weight of question upvotes be reduced? asked about reducing the question upvote reputation changes from +10 to +5, with some discussions there both for &...
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Is there a good term/phrase to denote the "current events"?
I just answered on Warning potential new moderators? and people (rightfully) rejected my first version where I spoke about "the Monica situation".
I agree, we shouldn't associate the name of a ...
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Checking in with the Lavender community
Lavender mods had written a letter to SE pertaining to their issues. They asked roughly for three things:
Pay attention to the complaints by LGBTQ+ users about disrespect
Consequences for ...
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Why haven't the statements to the Register been retracted?
Why haven't the statements made by the Stack Exchange director of community:
In response to an email from The Register, Stack Exchange director of
community Sara Chipps said, "On Friday, we ...
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What, if anything, can SE do to resolve the ongoing conflict in a timely way?
Back in late September, at the inception of the current mess, I was under the impression that if SE had immediately reinstated Monica and withdrawn the new CoC, the furious atmosphere would have ...
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Is it time for Stack Exchange, Inc and the community to legally separate amicably?
There's no need to rehash the issues that have led to a lack of trust between the employees of Stack Exchange, Inc and the members of the community. Suffice it to say that astoundingly they continue ...
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How to disentangle the CoC discussion from the Monica issue?
The last question in the unofficial and awesome Pronominal Proposal is
Q30. I heard that someone was removed as a moderator for
pronoun-related behaviour that seems, according to the above, as if
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How can we put pressure on Stack Exchange Inc. without damaging the community?
Is there a constructive way to put pressure on Stack Exchange (the company) without putting any pressure on the community in general and the moderators in particular?
Goals
Give Monica her diamond(s)...