Linked Questions
360 questions linked to/from Firing mods and forced relicensing: is Stack Exchange still interested in cooperating with the community?
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Is Stack Exchange in violation of New York labor law, in using volunteer moderators?
Is Stack Exchange in violation of New York labor law, in using volunteer moderators?
I found a New York State Department of Labor - Division of Labor Standards
Frequently Asked Questions document, ...
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SE Inc. Director of Public Q&A retweets bad-faith, misrepresentative tweet
As we all know, SE Inc. has engaged in highly problematic and widely criticized actions against the SE community and specific moderators.
Earlier today (Oct 11th, 2019), Ms. Sara Chipps, "...
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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. ...
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How long can Moderator Resignation notices be featured?
How long are moderator resignation posts allowed to be featured in the sidebars of our sites?
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I am non-binary - recent events have made SE less safe for me (and other members of the LGBTQ community)
I am a member of the network and posting anonymously for my safety.
CW: References to and examples of hate speech
I don't want to put blame anywhere, but unfortunately due to the huge turmoil ...
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To reach out: on Monica, the Lavender community, and the future of the Stack Exchange network
Edit: While I do stand by my personal opinion that Monica did not intend harm, I regret posting this as if my position as a queer nonbinary person allowed me to speak for whether or not Monica Did ...
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Are there specific issues with unwelcoming behavior toward LGBTQ persons on Stack Exchange?
Ever since the mass moderator resignations started, there have been hints that it is somehow related to how LGBTQ members of the community are or should be treated or welcomed. For example, in her ...
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What is so bad about "Nancy"?
This question on MSO got a terrible edit war. The OP told a story with somebody called Nancy. For some reason, I don't know which, there was very some vital need to hide/obfuscate/censor the name or ...
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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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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 ...
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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 ...
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Introducing the Moderator Council - and its first, pro-tempore, representatives
When I was a moderator, I often referred to moderation on Stack Exchange as being a janitor: cleaning up spam, deleting non-answers, removing rudeness, and eradicating a seemingly-endless stream of ...
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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 ...
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Are there any objections to using singular they for everyone?
Disclaimer:
I am in no way part of any under-represented group, quite the contrary, so if anyone feels that I am out of place with this suggestion please let me know.
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Does the community consider the "coerced speech" complaint largely resolved?
An objection to the original (now-deleted) pronoun-related FAQ was in regards to coerced speech. See for example Bye Stack Exchange, I'm done. Coerced speech is incompatible with freedom. From ...
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