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    "there's no going back" That would imply that the changes are irreversible. So far, I would say that nothing that happened is really irreversible. It's quite unlikely though that the company will change course in the foreseeable future. At least there are no signs of it. But maybe, if activity or revenues fall, there might be a going back of some sort. The future will tell. Commented Dec 4, 2019 at 11:42
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    @Trilarion The changes have already driven away many users, including moderators; how do you propose to reverse that? Moreover, does the treatment given to Monica Celio sound reversible to you? Not every change is a toggle away, some have consequences which you can't just git reset --hard HEAD~2 Commented Dec 4, 2019 at 11:53
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    To quote Jeff Atwood: "Without a community of people willing to answer questions, it really doesn’t matter if there are questions at all, does it?" Commented Dec 4, 2019 at 11:54
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    Also to quote Jeff Atwood: "Get some context, folks!" (as in "why are you guys so mad at us for changing the content license without consulting you first? We already did that before, years ago and no one complained!"). So... yeah.
    – Marc.2377
    Commented Dec 4, 2019 at 12:21
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    Also context: "Are you comfortable with the business model and goals of the website you're contributing to, and thus directly furthering? " blog.codinghorror.com/are-you-a-digital-sharecropper Commented Dec 4, 2019 at 12:27
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    The license is not a matter of consultation ("hey, do you like what we did?"); it requires contributor consent ("hey, may we do this?"). Plus: "you didn't catch us last time" is not a carte blanche for further violations. meta.stackexchange.com/questions/333089/… Commented Dec 4, 2019 at 12:29
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    Thank you for the link to the question "Firing mods and forced relicensing: is Stack Exchange still interested in cooperating with the community?" It helped me to understand the problems that OP is referring to.
    – mgkrupa
    Commented Dec 4, 2019 at 20:04
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    @Piskvor I know, that's exactly my point. Sorry for not making it clear.
    – Marc.2377
    Commented Dec 5, 2019 at 2:07