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Re:Editor's Note: Retraction of article containing fabricate... by trivialities777 on Sunday February 15, 2026 @04:10PM (#47027578)
> (again, Ars Technica appears to be open for business today). There's certainly no legal reason why they'd need to wait to fire people.

They normally aren't, they probably write the stories on the weekdays and prepare them to automatically publish over the weekend, with only a skeletal staff to moderate and repair the website. Legal, HR, and other office staff probably only work weekdays, or are contracted out to external firms.

Their CEO posted a quick note on their forums the other day about this which implied they don't normally work on holidays and it would take until Tuesday for a response.

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Re:Editor's Note: Retraction of article containing fabricate... by lapcat on Sunday February 15, 2026 @04:24PM (#47027713)
> Their CEO posted a quick note on their forums the other day about this which implied they don't normally work on holidays and it would take until Tuesday for a response.

Judging from today's editors note, if things need to happen more quickly, then they do.

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Re:Editor's Note: Retraction of article containing fabricate... by trivialities777 on Sunday February 15, 2026 @04:52PM (#47028001)
That's true of every executive position, but not necessarily for HR or legal. Especially if they use an external firm.
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