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MSO strike post for Sam.md

I am going on strike as a Stack Overflow moderator

As of today, Monday, February 24th, 2020, I am going on strike as a Stack Overflow moderator, as part of an organized effort among the core moderation userbase of Stack Overflow.

This strike is part of an effort to drive home the point to Stack Overflow, Inc. just how much they depend on their moderators and core userbase. Recent actions by the company have proven that they no longer understand how much the site relies on the unpaid efforts of the dozens of users who voluntarily take the time to curate content and moderate the site.

The strike includes members of the Stack Overflow moderator team, as well as volunteer organizations that help keep the site clean such as Charcoal, SOBotics, and SOCVR.

We've written a letter detailing the problems that led to us arriving at this state, along with a list of actionable demands for Stack Overflow, Inc. to take that will help to start regaining trust. (You can sign your name at the bottom of the letter at the previous link.)

As such, I am on strike from all Stack Overflow curation, including handling flags, answering questions, or deleting posts. Will you join the strike?

-Samuel Liew

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