You're confusing Joel/StackOverflow for Jeff Atwood, who posted on the forums while designing Discourse. Atwood was lambasted for not understanding the SA foru

You're confusing Joel/StackOverflow for Jeff Atwood, who posted on the forums while designing Discourse. Atwood was lambasted for not understanding the SA forums culture before making assertions about it, and for being seen as wanting to ignore the necessary role that human moderation plays in maintaining strong communities.