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"we're resigning, but not saying why; just believe us anyway". Really?

• elihu 5y ago
  What do you think a moderation team ought to do in a situation where code-of-conduct violations are happening and they can't do anything about it? To stay and not say anything publicly would leave outsiders with the impression that everything is fine and that whatever is happening has their personal stamp of approval. There may be valid reasons they don't feel at liberty to name the parties and say what's going on. To leave an organization might be their only recourse. Sometimes doing the right thing is necessary even when the outside public is unable to independently confirm that one is doing the right thing. We have no idea whether the mod team resigning was the best choice, but I'm willing to entertain the possibility that it was. And if they are resigning due to a real problem, then that problem is much more likely to be addressed and resolved by the new moderation team now that the community knows that an issue exists.