News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Moderation strike: Stack Overflow Inc cannot ignore, mistreat, malign volunteers. Parent comment

Re:Moderation strike: Stack Overflow Inc cannot ignore, mist... by weinzierl on Monday June 05, 2023 @02:08AM (#36192961)
It's so sad to see how a project that once set out to NOT be like the other popular QA sites of that time could still end up so horribly similar. How a group of good people, with best intentions could still end up with a site in a state like this. The way to hell is paved with good intentions, I guess.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Moderation strike: Stack Overflow Inc cannot ignore, mist... by selcuka on Monday June 05, 2023 @02:14AM (#36192997)
> How a group of good people, with best intentions could still end up with a site in a state like this.

Almost any for-profit platform is doomed to become a dumpster, in the end. After Joel Spolsky and Jeff Atwood, the original founders, sold it to Prosus 2 years ago it has been free falling.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Moderation strike: Stack Overflow Inc cannot ignore, mist... by ozr on Monday June 05, 2023 @02:17AM (#36193018)
The original founders checked out long before the acquisition, and it's only gotten worse since then. Just the way these things go.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Moderation strike: Stack Overflow Inc cannot ignore, mist... by arp242 on Monday June 05, 2023 @10:12AM (#36196426)
Compared to Experts Exchange or Quora, Stack Exchange is still miles better. You never need to pay to see answers, or register, or have tons of annoying popups, etc.
[ Parent | on HN ]