SO is mismanaging this so awfully.<p>Also kinda funny that she gets fired for using the term 'they' and then Stack Overflow goes and talks to the media about her firing and refers to her as 'they'.
OP here, disclosure: I worked with Monica for several years, so I know her professionally. Everything that I have read about this situation and how she was treated is appalling.
Very happy this has come to the attention of hacker news.<p>As a regular contributor to SO it has really bothered me with how she was treated, I think with the support of the HN community we can make a difference.
More context: <a href="https://judaism.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5193/stack-overflow-inc-sinat-chinam-and-the-goat-for-azazel" rel="nofollow">https://judaism.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5193/stack-...</a><p>However I’m not familiar with the situation.
As time goes on, StackExchange is becoming less concerned about what their users desire, and less concerned about meta in general. I hope Monica is vindicated, but I expect StackExchange will continue down this unfortunate path. To my knowledge, there are no decent alternatives to what StackExchange offers.
This posts builds on the previous HN discussion "Stack Overflow Inc. Fiasco: Timeline" from 17 days ago <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21173643" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21173643</a>
SE and Chipps mistreated Cellio and were obnoxious about firing Cellio, but I don't see anything in that post about "ongoing harm". Ongoing harm would be if, hypothetically, people were harassing Cellio on Twitter or in meatspace over SE's slander, or if employers or customers shuned Cellio.