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I wouldn't exactly call IPS a success.

From my interactions with with her, she's contributed to the toxicity of IPS, but also has some very well-formed answers. I deleted my account there because her and other mods/high-rep-users created a very hostile environment for people with differing world views from their own.

Even when trying to be civil and discussing how to communicate across our differences, she and others fanned the flames at times. Some of this may be due to the inherently polar nature of the type of questions the site receives, so the behavior is not without reason.

That said, I wish you success in your new role, the wisdom and divine skill to herd cats, and that you can learn from past mistakes. We all want StackOverflow to succeed, and you are now part of that.

I wouldn't exactly call IPS a success.

From my interactions with her, she's contributed to the toxicity of IPS, but also has some very well-formed answers. I deleted my account there because her and other mods/high-rep-users created a very hostile environment for people with differing world views from their own.

Even when trying to be civil and discussing how to communicate across our differences, she and others fanned the flames at times. Some of this may be due to the inherently polar nature of the type of questions the site receives, so the behavior is not without reason.

That said, I wish you success in your new role, the wisdom and divine skill to herd cats, and that you can learn from past mistakes. We all want StackOverflow to succeed, and you are now part of that.

I wouldn't exactly call IPS a success.

From my interactions with her, she's contributed to the toxicity of IPS, but also has some very well-formed answers. I deleted my account there because her and other mods/high-rep-users created a very hostile environment for people with differing world views from their own.

Even when trying to be civil and discussing how to communicate across our differences, she and others fanned the flames at times. Some of this may be due to the inherently polar nature of the type of questions the site receives, so the behavior is not without reason.

That said, I wish you success in your new role, the wisdom and divine skill to herd cats, and that you can learn from past mistakes. We all want StackOverflow to succeed, and you are now part of that.

I wouldn't exactly call IPS a success.

From my interactions with with her, she's contributed to the toxicity of IPS, but also has some very well-formed answers. I deleted my account there because her and other mods/high-rep-users created a very hostile environment for people with differing world views from their own.

Even when trying to be civil and discussing how to communicate across our differences, she and others fanned the flames at times. Some of this may be due to the inherently polar nature of the type of questions the site receives, so the behavior is not without reason.

That said, I wish you success in your new role, the wisdom and divine skill to herd cats, and that you can learn from past mistakes. We all want StackOverflow to succeed, and you are now part of that.