To the Community Team and those behind them. To the developers and those who assist them. To any Stack Exchange employee who might have read something I said out of anger and took it personally. I am sorry. I let my anger and frustration get the better of me, unaware it's directed at the wrong pe...

This hints at an important insight: That SE sees its community managers' role not as nurturing the company's most important asset, but as "controlling" a resource. When I've worked in voluntary activities I've often seen problems when managers from a commercial background arrive and start tryi...