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"now the company really sees how their user base thinks about the new changes" The question is whether they will draw conclusions from this.
– Suvitruf - Andrei Apanasik
Commented Oct 11, 2019 at 8:28
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I think the traffic is a symptom, not a cause. This doesn't explain why this is such a big deal to people, only shows that it is. Yes, many moderator resignations were related to how this got rolled out, mishandling Monica's case, etc. Yet at the same time speaking for myself and at least a few other moderators, no matter how gracefully this had been introduced it would still have been a big deal (and we would still have had to resign) because it represents a change in kind, not just of degree. I think that's what the stats reflect. This isn't just another tweak.
– Caleb
Commented Oct 11, 2019 at 8:55
I wonder how the traffic correlates to the news articles on the register...
– Journeyman Geek
Commented Oct 11, 2019 at 8:57
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@JourneymanGeek I'm pretty sure there aren't 1500+ visitors coming in from The Register with enough rep to downvote on meta.
– Caleb
Commented Oct 11, 2019 at 9:07
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Traffic on Mi Yodeya Meta, where Monica wrote her original post, went up almost a hundred-fold.
– Alex
Commented Oct 11, 2019 at 12:27

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