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Power to the striking moderators! 100% support from us users.

A Strike song for some inspiration...

Having said that, I think the demands do not go nearly far enough. Like the opening post here said, this is much larger than the AI decision; it's about the entire relationship of the company to the community and network of sites.

I call on the striking moderators to demand the following:

• Formal declaration by SE Inc. recognizing the Stack Exchange network as a public resource, irrespective of its private ownership of servers, code, databases, copyrights, etc. And of SE Inc.'s relation to the network being foremost, though not exclusively, that of a trustee. (Yes, this should have legal ramifications.)
• Acceptance of a community veto power on network policy changes, the details of which the moderators should flesh out either as part of their demand or to be worked out in negotiations.
• A third-party ombudsman for information disclosure will be appointed, agreed upon by the company and the moderators (mechanism for such agreement to be worked out), who will have full and unrestrained access to all company documents and information, excluding employee's personal affairs and correspondence, and will have the authority and the obligation to disclose all such information which is deemed relevant to the network.
• Accountability for SE Inc. management vis-à-vis the community (collectively or individually)—a formal obligation, via SE Inc. company bylaws/charter or a binding agreement with the delegates of the moderators, to publicly answer, on Meta.SE, collective queries from the moderators, with full and complete answers (with exact mechanism to be worked out by moderators vis-a-vis management).

Whether these demands are a condition for ending your strike or not, that's entirely up to you. But I believe that is the kind of relationship change we need to see on this network (and I may not have even gone far enough).

Power to the striking moderators! 100% support from us users.

A Strike song for some inspiration...

Having said that, I think the demands do not go nearly far enough. Like the opening post here said, this is much larger than the AI decision; it's about the entire relationship of the company to the community and network of sites.

I call on the striking moderators to demand the following:

• Formal declaration by SE Inc. recognizing the Stack Exchange network as a public resource, irrespective of its private ownership of servers, code, databases, copyrights, etc. And of SE Inc.'s relation to the network being foremost, though not exclusively, that of a trustee. (Yes, this should have legal ramifications.)
• Acceptance of a community veto power on network policy changes, the details of which the moderators should flesh out either as part of their demand or to be worked out in negotiations.
• A third-party ombudsman for information disclosure will be appointed, agreed upon by the company and the moderators (mechanism for such agreement to be worked out), who will have full and unrestrained access to all company documents and information, excluding employees' personal affairs and correspondence, and will have the authority and the obligation to disclose all such information which is deemed relevant to the network.
• Accountability for SE Inc. management vis-à-vis the community (collectively or individually)—a formal obligation, via SE Inc. company bylaws/charter or a binding agreement with the delegates of the moderators, to publicly answer, on Meta.SE, collective queries from the moderators, with full and complete answers (with exact mechanism to be worked out by moderators vis-a-vis management).

Whether these demands are a condition for ending your strike or not, that's entirely up to you. But I believe that is the kind of relationship change we need to see on this network (and I may not have even gone far enough).

Power to the striking moderators! 100% support from us users.

A Strike song for some inspiration...

Having said that - I think the demands do not go nearly far enough. Like the opening post here said - this is much larger than the AI decision, it's about the entire relationship of the company to the community and network of sites.

I call on the striking moderators to demand the following:

• Formal declaration by SE Inc. recognizing StackExchange network as a public resource, irrespective of its private ownership of servers, code, databases, copyrights etc. - and of SE Inc.'s relation to the network being foremost, though not exclusively, that of a trustee. (Yes, this should have legal ramifications.)
• Acceptance of a community veto power on network policy changes, the details of which the moderators should flesh out either as part of their demand or to be worked out in negotiations.
• A third-party ombudsman for information disclosure will be appointed, agreed upon by the company and the moderators (mechanism for such agreement to be worked out), who will have full and unrestrained access to all company documents and information, excluding employee's personal affairs and correspondence, and will have the authority and the obligation to disclose all such information which is deemed relevant to the network.
• Accountability for SE Inc. management vis-a-vis the community (collectively or individually) - a formal obligation, via SE Inc. company bylaws/charter or a binding agreement with the delegates of the moderators, to publicly answer, on Meta.SE, collective queries from the moderators, with full and complete answers (with exact mechanism to be worked out by moderators vis-a-vis management).

Whether these demands are a condition for ending your strike or not - that's entirely up to you. But I believe that is the kind of relationship change we need to see on this network (and I may not have even gone far enough).

Power to the striking moderators! 100% support from us users.

A Strike song for some inspiration...

Having said that, I think the demands do not go nearly far enough. Like the opening post here said, this is much larger than the AI decision; it's about the entire relationship of the company to the community and network of sites.

I call on the striking moderators to demand the following:

• Formal declaration by SE Inc. recognizing the Stack Exchange network as a public resource, irrespective of its private ownership of servers, code, databases, copyrights, etc. And of SE Inc.'s relation to the network being foremost, though not exclusively, that of a trustee. (Yes, this should have legal ramifications.)
• Acceptance of a community veto power on network policy changes, the details of which the moderators should flesh out either as part of their demand or to be worked out in negotiations.
• A third-party ombudsman for information disclosure will be appointed, agreed upon by the company and the moderators (mechanism for such agreement to be worked out), who will have full and unrestrained access to all company documents and information, excluding employee's personal affairs and correspondence, and will have the authority and the obligation to disclose all such information which is deemed relevant to the network.
• Accountability for SE Inc. management vis-à-vis the community (collectively or individually)—a formal obligation, via SE Inc. company bylaws/charter or a binding agreement with the delegates of the moderators, to publicly answer, on Meta.SE, collective queries from the moderators, with full and complete answers (with exact mechanism to be worked out by moderators vis-a-vis management).

Whether these demands are a condition for ending your strike or not, that's entirely up to you. But I believe that is the kind of relationship change we need to see on this network (and I may not have even gone far enough).

Power to the striking moderators! 100% support from us users.

Having said that - I think the demands do not go nearly far enough. Like the opening post here said - this is much larger than the AI decision, it's about the entire relationship of the company to the community and network of sites.

I call on the striking moderators to demand the following:

• Formal declaration by SE Inc. recognizing StackExchange network as a public resource, irrespective of its private ownership of servers, code, databases, copyrights etc. - and of SE Inc.'s relation to the network being foremost, though not exclusively, that of a trustee. (Yes, this should have legal ramifications.)
• Acceptance of a community veto power on network policy changes, the details of which the moderators should flesh out either as part of their demand or to be worked out in negotiations.
• A third-party ombudsman for information disclosure will be appointed, agreed upon by the company and the moderators (mechanism for such agreement to be worked out), who will have full and unrestrained access to all company documents and information, excluding employee's personal affairs and correspondence, and will have the authority and the obligation to disclose all such information which is deemed relevant to the network.
• Accountability for SE Inc. management vis-a-vis the community (collectively or individually) - a formal obligation, via SE Inc. company bylaws/charter or a binding agreement with the delegates of the moderators, to publicly answer, on Meta.SE, collective queries from the moderators, with full and complete answers (with exact mechanism to be worked out by moderators vis-a-vis management).

Whether these demands are a condition for ending your strike or not - that's entirely up to you. But I believe that is the kind of relationship change we need to see on this network (and I may not have even gone far enough).

Power to the striking moderators! 100% support from us users.

A Strike song for some inspiration...

Having said that - I think the demands do not go nearly far enough. Like the opening post here said - this is much larger than the AI decision, it's about the entire relationship of the company to the community and network of sites.

I call on the striking moderators to demand the following:

• Formal declaration by SE Inc. recognizing StackExchange network as a public resource, irrespective of its private ownership of servers, code, databases, copyrights etc. - and of SE Inc.'s relation to the network being foremost, though not exclusively, that of a trustee. (Yes, this should have legal ramifications.)
• Acceptance of a community veto power on network policy changes, the details of which the moderators should flesh out either as part of their demand or to be worked out in negotiations.
• A third-party ombudsman for information disclosure will be appointed, agreed upon by the company and the moderators (mechanism for such agreement to be worked out), who will have full and unrestrained access to all company documents and information, excluding employee's personal affairs and correspondence, and will have the authority and the obligation to disclose all such information which is deemed relevant to the network.
• Accountability for SE Inc. management vis-a-vis the community (collectively or individually) - a formal obligation, via SE Inc. company bylaws/charter or a binding agreement with the delegates of the moderators, to publicly answer, on Meta.SE, collective queries from the moderators, with full and complete answers (with exact mechanism to be worked out by moderators vis-a-vis management).

Whether these demands are a condition for ending your strike or not - that's entirely up to you. But I believe that is the kind of relationship change we need to see on this network (and I may not have even gone far enough).