You say that but I wonder if you remember/know of this incident? https://np.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2iea97/i_am_a_former_reddit_employee_ama/cl1ygat?context=

You say that but I wonder if you remember/know of this incident? https://np.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2iea97/i_am_a_former_reddit_employee_ama/cl1ygat?context=3 https://np.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2iea97/i_am_a_former_r... So the good thing is, they've learned not to do that again, obviously. However, by explanation, I definitely don't mean why Victoria was let go, but how the hell they dropped the ball big time? She was obviously a very important, yet vital figure on Reddit as per the community themselves so how did the decision to terminate her not factor in the whole "We need to make sure we've got a replacement immediately/let people know what we're doing to minimise this" (or even better, not have such a big part of the community riding on just one pair of shoulders! bottleneck much?) The most telling is from /r/books I think, where the mods are freaking out because they've got half a dozen mostly famous book authors showing up to do an AMA soon, and they have absolutely _no_ idea how to get in touch with them/their agents. This sucks a lot for those people who're helping that subreddit, voluntarily etc. To be stranded like that, is a pretty crappy situation to be in -- especially considering how Reddit needs them, and needs the content produced by the authors/AMA/questions etc. Apology template: "Hey Reddit, we're really sorry for dropping the ball with this whole incident, really! Don't kill us! We've realised that we handled this all wrong, and most of all we're stupid for not listening to the moderators of the bigger subreddits! We'd like to say sorry again. Tomorrow, we'll have our new blog post up, detailing our plan for Talent Director(s), and Community Subreddit Director who'll be in charge of helping fulfil your moderator dreams!" Heh, but seriously -- I am surprised they're not 'catering' to their audience (even if they're carrying pitch forks). I'm not sure I'd recommend my apology letter though, but has to be better than "Sorry. Anyway, those big subreddits are back. I promise we didn't blackmail anyone" (not saying they did...)