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I want to share this interesting answer. It's not directly related but sheds some light on SE's behavior.
– Anne Daunted GoFundMonica
Commented Sep 30, 2019 at 13:28
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I don't see the relevance of the “Twitter Driven Development Part 2” thing in this context. The issue at hand is not excessive political correctness by SE, but a culture of ignoring the community – and firing a moderator in a pathetic manner.
– amon
Commented Sep 30, 2019 at 13:36
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@amon It also shows how and that the community is being ignored. A decision that wasn't wrong was overturned by a Community Manager after a complaint on Twitter.
– Anne Daunted GoFundMonica
Commented Sep 30, 2019 at 13:39
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@amon The recent issue pretty much is excessive political correctness by SE. Or at least it's a significant part of it.
– Christian Rau
Commented Sep 30, 2019 at 14:30
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You forgot an instance of Twitter-driven development earlier in 2018, March/April 2018 (the first one, I think). 2019-03-05
– This_is_NOT_a_forum
Commented Sep 30, 2019 at 15:04
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@PeterMortensen Thanks for reminding me! Somehow, April's post always falls off my radar. Maybe I will add it later. I tried to read it, but it's tough and I couldn't finish it (yet). On the one hand, I understand where they're coming from, on the other hand, the criticism seems based on not understanding what SE is (about). They tried to use a tool without knowing what it's for, it didn't work and instead of trying to find that out, they complain somewhere else. And I've read too many complaints about "unfriendly" DVs and people editing out "thanks" etc. It's tiring.
– Anne Daunted GoFundMonica
Commented Sep 30, 2019 at 17:08
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@ChristianRau Now that I understand more of the background of the firing, I agree with your assessment. I love gender-neutral language, but forcing it on people only stokes resentment. Monica might have been stubborn, but SE's demands are ridiculous.
– amon
Commented Sep 30, 2019 at 17:33
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I also fail to see the relevance of "Twitter Driven Development Part 2" here. Even if you believe that should have been handled differently with the community, a user who tried to remove unnecessarily gendered language from an answer got a rejection with the message that they "deface[d] the post" and were "deliberately destructive." After that, do you really expect someone to take it to meta and receive further invective? It's just not relevant to the issues here.
– Zach Lipton
Commented Sep 30, 2019 at 22:45
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Not to mention that they stopped the monthly product updates without announcing. meta.stackexchange.com/q/329659/271215
– Kolappan N
Commented Oct 1, 2019 at 7:36
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Why Twitter drives anything other than nonsense into the minds of simple people is beyond me.
– user212646
Commented Oct 2, 2019 at 23:29
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I also recall the welcome bandwagon and the way it was... implemented (imposed?), and how rude/abusive started to be weaponized. I also see we have (will have?) a new CEO
– DarkCygnus
Commented Oct 3, 2019 at 0:13
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The writing on the wall - about a tendency towards authoritarianism - was very clear IMHO already with the publishing of the CoC originally. I see this as a "natural" development of the atmosphere it exudes.
– einpoklum
Commented Oct 3, 2019 at 23:16
It is actually an official meme.
– This_is_NOT_a_forum
Commented Oct 6, 2019 at 2:00

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