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Adam Lear
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Developer at Stack Overflow focusing on public Q&A. Russian Canadian working in the American idiom.

Once upon a time:

  • community manager at Stack Overflow
  • elected moderator on Stack Overflow and Software Engineering
  • desktop software developer ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Jul 6, 2015
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Mar 22, 2011
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Are Stack Exchange sites forums?
May 20, 2011
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WordPress.com button is going away from login/signup screens
Nov 17, 2016
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2018 monthly product team updates
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Stack Exchange Privacy Policy Update
Mar 8, 2017
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Warn new users when they ask a question after a previous question is closed, downvoted, or deleted
May 6, 2014
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What are the reputation requirements for privileges on sites, and how do they differ per site?
Dec 25, 2012
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Add the ability to reply to a chat message directly from the transcript
Dec 27, 2011
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