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Why can't the CEO of Stack Overflow comment, engage, apologize and bring everyone together? Isn't that what a leader of a company supposed to do? Instead of sen

Why can't the CEO of Stack Overflow comment, engage, apologize and bring everyone together? Isn't that what a leader of a company supposed to do? Instead of sending out your PR minions with callous demeanor, no empathy and staying meek while your company goes into the toilet? If I were running a company of this size, put everything aside and build trust from the users. They built the community in the first place.

andrewxdiamond 7y ago
He recently announced he is stepping down https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2019/09/24/announcing-stack-overflows-new-ceo/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2019/09/24/announcing-stack-o...
- y4mi 7y ago
  Why are people flagging this? I vouched. please voice your issues if there is something wrong with this, as it seems correct and likely plays a role here as well (new CEO might still not be onboarded yet etc)
  - yorwba 7y ago
    It's a new account posting a comment that's mostly just a link. It probably tripped the spam detector and got killed automatically, without anyone flagging it.
    - onlydeadheroes 7y ago
      Then why is y4mi's comment also flagged? There are things you cannot say on HN and they are not even subtle about it. It seems that any hiccup in the glorious people's take over of yet another thing we built is one of the forbidden subjects.
      - dang 7y ago
        yorwba is right. andrewxdiamond's comment was autokilled by a software filter that applies to new accounts and is based on past activity by trolls. We review the comments that are killed that way and eventually restore the good ones that haven't been vouched for yet. We also mark the account legit so that its posts will be exempt from the filter in the future. y4mi's comment was probably flagged because "Why are people flagging this" is off topic and is covered, in spirit if not in letter, by the site guideline that asks people not to go on about downvotes on comments. Once the comment was vouched for and unkilled, there was no need to take the thread in that direction. If you see a comment that's killed or flagged and shouldn't be, and vouching doesn't work, you can always email us at hn@ycombinator.com.
bearcobra 7y ago
A new CEO started on October 1st, so that might be a big part of it
- hayd 7y ago
  I suspect this was all already in motion, as it's been going on for some time. My understanding is it's CMs... Unlikely from new CEO though but he could've course corrected.

andrewxdiamond 7y ago

He recently announced he is stepping down https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2019/09/24/announcing-stack-overflows-new-ceo/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2019/09/24/announcing-stack-o...

y4mi 7y ago
Why are people flagging this? I vouched. please voice your issues if there is something wrong with this, as it seems correct and likely plays a role here as well (new CEO might still not be onboarded yet etc)
- yorwba 7y ago
  It's a new account posting a comment that's mostly just a link. It probably tripped the spam detector and got killed automatically, without anyone flagging it.
  - onlydeadheroes 7y ago
    Then why is y4mi's comment also flagged? There are things you cannot say on HN and they are not even subtle about it. It seems that any hiccup in the glorious people's take over of yet another thing we built is one of the forbidden subjects.
    - dang 7y ago
      yorwba is right. andrewxdiamond's comment was autokilled by a software filter that applies to new accounts and is based on past activity by trolls. We review the comments that are killed that way and eventually restore the good ones that haven't been vouched for yet. We also mark the account legit so that its posts will be exempt from the filter in the future. y4mi's comment was probably flagged because "Why are people flagging this" is off topic and is covered, in spirit if not in letter, by the site guideline that asks people not to go on about downvotes on comments. Once the comment was vouched for and unkilled, there was no need to take the thread in that direction. If you see a comment that's killed or flagged and shouldn't be, and vouching doesn't work, you can always email us at hn@ycombinator.com.

bearcobra 7y ago

A new CEO started on October 1st, so that might be a big part of it

hayd 7y ago
I suspect this was all already in motion, as it's been going on for some time. My understanding is it's CMs... Unlikely from new CEO though but he could've course corrected.