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> Note how the article shows them apologizing for how the transition was handled, not the firing, which there are still no clear details on.

Is it really in anyones best interest to know? Firing of staff is a personal matter between two private entities.

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Companies usually don't fire people who are well liked and doing a good job. They also fired the reddit gifts admin.

I think it's obvious that there is a forced changing of the guard happening at reddit and given the people who were fired were some of the most popular with the users and moderators I can't imagine those changes will be well received by the users.

However, firing of staff is a personal matter and neither the company nor Ms. Taylor are going to say anything about it. So now we just have to wait for the other shoe to drop to find out what is really going on.

It's clear what's going on: sanitization of discussion (making it a "safe space") and monetezation.

Bingo. You'd think they'd realize though that users don't want a safe space. The controversy is what attracts them.

Starting an impossible fight to sanitize the thoughts of the 3.5 million people who log in everyday guarantees an endless supply of controversy. It's also a controversy Pao wants them to be talking about, she gets to control the conversations of millions of people.

It will also make the site even more toxic as everybody takes sides and starts the same fights over and over again.

I know the moderators didn't like the firing, but the lack of a thoughtful transition plan put the AMA subreddit in jeopardy.

That _is_ Pao's responsibility, and she failed in having a plan, and the community called her on it.

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