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IMHO, the biggest problem SE has had this entire time and continues to have throughout all of these various issues (abrupt relicensing, community moderator firi
by kup0 7y ago
IMHO, the biggest problem SE has had this entire time and continues to have throughout all of these various issues (abrupt relicensing, community moderator firing, etc) is that there is constant zero transparency. Even the times they do respond and even seem genuine, it shortly becomes clear that they were not
SE's willful lack of responsibility and lack of transparency make them an actively hostile entity towards all users, including members of communities they wanted to be more inclusive towards (good supposed intent, incredibly poor/disastrous execution). This is clear from a number of responses from people in the LGBTQ+ community that disagreed with how things have been handled by SE
I know there are good communities on SE that want to somehow try to save it, to fix this, but the only way that happens would be a complete reorganization/removal at the highest levels. It is likely best that SE have a mass exodus and become a ghost town and its members move elsewhere and try again, hopefully to build something better. Of course, any new alternative to SE runs the risk of becoming another SE.
I really hate to see it, because I've learned a lot just from lurking and reading questions and answers... there's so much wasted potential
(edited for accuracy)