Stack Overflow is doing me ongoing harm

SO is mismanaging this so awfully.<p>Also kinda funny that she gets fired for using the term &#x27;they&#x27; and then Stack Overflow goes and talks to the media about her firing and refers to her as &#x27;they&#x27;.

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:&#x2F;&#x2F;judaism.meta.stackexchange.com&#x2F;questions&#x2F;5193&#x2F;stack-overflow-inc-sinat-chinam-and-the-goat-for-azazel" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;judaism.meta.stackexchange.com&#x2F;questions&#x2F;5193&#x2F;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 &quot;Stack Overflow Inc. Fiasco: Timeline&quot; from 17 days ago <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=21173643" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=21173643</a>

It’s the end of SO as we know it. If they don’t turn this around it will demise slowly.

I have no clue about this situation, but given the allegations, this looks like it would be better handled as a slander and libel case in court.

You got fired. Deal with it. Move on.

She’s been removed from a volunteer position at a company and threatens lawsuits. Good luck with that!

SE and Chipps mistreated Cellio and were obnoxious about firing Cellio, but I don&#x27;t see anything in that post about &quot;ongoing harm&quot;. Ongoing harm would be if, hypothetically, people were harassing Cellio on Twitter or in meatspace over SE&#x27;s slander, or if employers or customers shuned Cellio.