He might have regretted being so abrasive as of late, but let's not paint things as if he failed to accomplish much because of that. Like Stack Overflow. They

He might have regretted being so abrasive as of late, but let's not paint things as if he failed to accomplish much because of that. Like Stack Overflow. They got to where they are though encouraging ruthless curation and moderation via earning points and badges. And having won the Q&A industry, now they want to shed that image.