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Re:Stepping Down as CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation by natex on Thursday February 04, 2021 @04:26PM (#26029993)
OP didn't ask what was true. Just what the stated reason was. The CEO did state reasons. Can't believe I have to say this on HN, "because" is implied.
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Re:Stepping Down as CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation by nickff on Thursday February 04, 2021 @04:41PM (#26030130)
You inferred this motive, from the former CEO's plan. The CEO did not explicitly state that they were quitting because they wanted time and space to plan their future.
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Re:Stepping Down as CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation by natex on Thursday February 04, 2021 @04:51PM (#26030212)
> The CEO did not explicitly state that they were quitting because they wanted time and space to plan their future.

Yes they did.

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Re:Stepping Down as CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation by nickff on Thursday February 04, 2021 @04:58PM (#26030285)
Which word in their statement indicates causation? I generally look for the word 'because'.
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Re:Stepping Down as CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation by harperlee on Friday February 05, 2021 @07:47AM (#26035712)
Natural language tends to assume the receiver of the message shares sufficient context with the emmiter as to be able to infer their communicative intention even if it lacks some key word, or logical stepping stone.
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Re:Stepping Down as CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation by Person5478 on Friday February 05, 2021 @12:01PM (#26038452)
seriously, this is a common problem online for some reason.

Why do so many people try to act as if implication isn't a thing in online interactions?

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