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Re: Dear Stack Exchange, Inc.

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Post by bryanrasmussen »

p1esk wrote: post #92
mister_hn wrote: post #89

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They've got compensated in visibility. I don't know any moderator with less than 20k points to date. And the more points you have, the upper you stay in the ranks and you can always embed their badge in your website. So, yes, they don't earn money, but they receive visibility

What does this visibility mean? Can it be converted to cash somehow?

I suppose if your profile on StackOverflow is high enough you could put it on your cv.

SO also has a jobs site, which I suppose can be linked to your profile if you want it to.

A company I consulted at one time was trying to improve it's profile for job applicants so they wanted people to put up their github profiles and SO profiles in some advertisements or whatever they were doing - I think it was on linkedIn they were doing this. Anyway I think they stopped because nobody had a particularly high impressive number so why would you even want to do that (but they did it)

Re: Dear Stack Exchange, Inc.

#143

Post by quotemstr »

whatshisface wrote: post #103
peterwwillis wrote: post #57

Who else remembers the world before SE, when people just did exactly the same thing as SE, but on mailing lists, and we found answers via web search, and we didn't need all this moderation, categorization, voting, etc?

Stack exchange works a lot better for me than mailing lists did. Its greatest contribution is the near elimination of duplicate questions.

FAQ lists served the role of duplicate-consolidation in the pre-stack-exchange era. They seemed adequate for this task.

Re: Dear Stack Exchange, Inc.

#144

Post by dclusin »

ldigas wrote: post #22

While, in the beginning, a very active user, I've long now given up on that network. I can't remember when was the last time I asked a question without being forced to defend it for a period of at least a few hours, why it shouldn't be closed as a duplicate, offtopic or ... It used to be an excellent network, but nowadays it's just script-kiddies-playing-admins/editors playground. It is no longer a productive technic…

Which forums?

Re: Dear Stack Exchange, Inc.

#145

Post by odkamkfn »

dwaltrip wrote: post #133
thanatropism wrote: post #31

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“Keeping your identity small” has certainly gone out of fashion.

This reads as a blasé swipe at LGBTQ+ attempts to achieve equal rights, societal acceptance, and common decency from others. I'm guessing that's not what you intended? Disclaimer: I don't have a strong opinion about the specifics of the stackexchange case. Without knowing all of the details, it seems the actions and new policy was a bit extreme and will do more harm than good.

Really? You got all that from "Keeping your identity small has certainly gone out of fashion"? How? This is a serious question, I absolutely have no idea how you're getting from point A to B here.

Re: Dear Stack Exchange, Inc.

#146

Post by sooheon »

dwaltrip wrote: post #133
thanatropism wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

“Keeping your identity small” has certainly gone out of fashion.

This reads as a blasé swipe at LGBTQ+ attempts to achieve equal rights, societal acceptance, and common decency from others. I'm guessing that's not what you intended? Disclaimer: I don't have a strong opinion about the specifics of the stackexchange case. Without knowing all of the details, it seems the actions and new policy was a bit extreme and will do more harm than good.

PG has an essay with that title: http://www.paulgraham.com/identity.html#f2n

Re: Dear Stack Exchange, Inc.

#147

Post by odkamkfn »

tim58 wrote: post #118
Espressosaurus wrote: post #19

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Politics is part of every human endeavor: between kids on the playground, in the workplace, at the level of local, regional, national, and international governments and businesses. Politics and the negotiation of status and access between various in and out groups is a fundamental part of being human.

Thank you. There is a tendency in tech people to dismiss politics as less than important ("just politics", "just political"). It's a fundamental part of our social fabric.

Looking at everything in life through the lens of politics is certainly possible, but it will probably make you unhappy.

Re: Dear Stack Exchange, Inc.

#148

Post by Pfhreak »

ShamelessC wrote: post #112
anon12345690 wrote: post #74

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literally not the problem here more like people cant use Bob in an example and say He because "what if Bob is trans" comes up. cant even say "they" to be neutral because apparently "singular they" is offensive. this is dumb. its not a real problem for the site. the rest of us dont need to deal with all that because some people have nothing better to do.

I keep seeing this notion that the singular they is offensive. I thought its whole purpose was to be more inclusive. At what point did it become offensive and why is it considered to be offensive?

It's not. People are having a hard time adjusting and overreacting. It's only a problem if you using singular they specifically and only for trans folk, ie singling them out.

Re: Dear Stack Exchange, Inc.

#150

Post by damnyou »

anon12345690 wrote: post #72
damnyou wrote: post #67

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If a community destroys itself over showing basic respect to a marginalized group, it probably shouldn't have existed at all.

basic respect? you realize these are code examples that sometimes talk about people and use normal pronouns that everyone understands just fine? if theres a example with bob and alice and we say he and she, whats the problem? do we really need to be extra careful in case Bob in the example is trans? Like thats really a problem? this doesnt have anything to do with basic respect. its just people who want to control ev…

Yes, if Bob asks you to use they/them pronouns then you should use they/them pronouns for Bob, just like if they ask you to use the name Robert.

Intentionally using the wrong name or pronouns for someone is disrespectful, and would be considered an HR violation in a California workplace.

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