Official Responses
Sara Chipps ♦ - An Update to our Community and an Apology (now deleted)
David Fullerton ♦ - An apology to our community, and next steps
Sara Chipps ♦ - Iterating on Inclusion (blog)
Cesar M ♦ -
Official FAQ on gender pronouns and Code of Conduct changes(deleted, replaced with What does the Code of Conduct say about pronouns?)
News coverage of the situation:
Dice: Longtime Stack Overflow Mods Quitting Because of Toxic Culture (Oct 17, 2019)
The Register: "The mod firing squad: Stack Exchange embroiled in 'he said, she said, they said' row"
The Register: Flak overflow: Barrage of criticism prompts very public Stack Overflow apology
The Register: Stack Overflow makes peace with ousted moderator, wants to start New Year with 2020 vision on codes of conduct
High profile, extended discussion outside of the Stack Exchange network1:
Hacker News: A large number of Stack Exchange mods resigning over new policies
Hacker News: Monica Cellio's account of losing her moderator status on Stack Exchange
Hacker News: Stack Overflow: An Update to Our Community and an Apology
Hacker News: Stack Overflow Inc. Fiasco: Timeline
Reddit (r/OutOfTheLoop): What is going on within Stack Exchange, especially Stack Overflow?
Reddit (r/programming): A large number of Stack Exchange mods resigning over new policies
Reddit (r/programming): Stack Exchange and Stack Overflow have moved to CC BY-SA 4.0. They probably are not allowed too and there is much salt.
Slashdot: Stack Exchange Removes Moderator For Preferred Pronouns Policy
Slashdot: Stack Exchange Apologizes, Offers 'Possible Reinstatement' To Moderator Removed Over Pronouns Policy
Also, a Change.org petition:
- Call for a formal response from Stack Exchange Inc. regarding moderator resignations. (closed/not accepting more signatures)
1 Note that discussion is on-going in multiple sites and sub-reddits, but some of the more biased ones are not included in the list.
