Linked Questions
61 questions linked to/from Stack Overflow is doing me ongoing harm; it's time to fix it!
95
votes
2
answers
10k
views
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.
- 1,035
2
votes
0
answers
402
views
Is it appropriate for new/unaware members know what a controversy is about? [duplicate]
After a long gap away from SE, I have returned to find innumerable requests to reinstate someone.
As you can imagine my curiosity is piqued but, more importantly, I would like to know enough to form ...
2573
votes
45
answers
263k
views
Firing mods and forced relicensing: is Stack Exchange still interested in cooperating with the community?
The last weeks and days have seen some erratic behaviour by Stack Exchange Inc., such as likely illegal changes to the content license and the firing of an upstanding community moderator with no ...
- 15.2k
771
votes
41
answers
33k
views
New Feature: Table Support
Update: I've just enabled this feature network-wide. All sites across Stack Exchange are now able to use tables. Thanks for all the feedback. We'll keep monitoring this question and we'll continue to ...
- 11.6k
252
votes
28
answers
20k
views
Why is SE removing links and community ads about a legal fund campaign?
Stack Exchange staff will actively remove links to a legal fund campaign from user profiles, posts, and comments, as well as community ads surrounding Monica's situation and reinstatement. Why?
[This ...
- 24.2k
671
votes
18
answers
26k
views
Monica's situation continues unresolved. Is SE hoping the problem just goes away?
This surfaced in the apology thread, but I believe it deserves more exposure.
The apology thread was posted October 6th, 2019. In it, the idea was expressed that SE, the company, had done wrong by ...
- 10.1k
37
votes
80
answers
5k
views
Winter Bash 2019 Knitting
Repost of Winter Bash 2018 Knitting
Just go here and click Start Knitting!
Share your knits in the answers.
- 3,673
245
votes
20
answers
14k
views
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)...
- 2,876
68
votes
46
answers
4k
views
Magic wand time - what does your community need?
Continuing in my series of questions to you:
Last week, I heard some great origin stories. This week, I’d like to refocus a bit on what could be better (in your view). I’m very curious about whether ...
- 20.7k
90
votes
31
answers
6k
views
What should we be looking to change and what is inviolable?
Updated note (with the original post still below the line)- Thank you, very much, for the time you've spent answering these questions. I learned a ton. In fact, as I've hinted below, I'd like to do ...
- 20.7k
323
votes
10
answers
14k
views
How can we help Monica Cellio?
Monica's demotion as a moderator was in the words of Stack Exchange's CTO a procedural error . The consensus among witnesses and users is that the faulty process resulted in an erroneous outcome. ...
- 5,272
259
votes
7
answers
39k
views
Summing up the main issues (The Story So Far)
Could we have a neutral summing up of the issues (without any editorializing)? I will attempt to do so in an answer, big picture style. Or you could think of this as "The Story So Far" for ...
- 11.5k
291
votes
6
answers
11k
views
Under what circumstances will Stack Exchange, Inc. share private/sensitive information with the press?
What are Stack Exchange, Inc.'s policies regarding whether and when private or sensitive information will be shared by the company with the public, and particularly with the press?
By "private ...
- 9,976
200
votes
15
answers
4k
views
Why is "The Loop" survey asking about race, age, and gender?
While I understand that "The Loop" is not a research instrument in the same line as what a social scientist would develop, it is still a survey instrument and reflects upon us all (i.e., poorly ...
- 12.4k
113
votes
14
answers
14k
views
Why "What Stack Overflow is Not" was deleted
I just deleted What Stack Overflow is Not, a collection of various explanations for things that Stack Overflow doesn't do, wasn't meant to do, or shouldn't be used to do. Several people put a fair bit ...
- 450k