We have a specific goal, and you should too

One would hope it's obvious, as it's stated right on the tour page:

With your help, we're working together to build a library of detailed, high-quality answers to every question about ___.

(___ differs per community. And there's an implied "...to help people." at the end.)

Why do you think people stick around for years, answering thousands of questions? Do we have nothing better to do? Some newcomers think we just like solving random exercises, and then are confused when their homework questions get closed.

If you look back to the actions of the company, the ones that help with this goal were received well, and those that harm it were received badly:

• GenAI ban was heavily supported, since GenAI directly harms this goal. Conversely, the temporary removal of that ban caused a strike.

• Collectives have nothing to do with this goal, so they received little to no support.

• ...

The people who created the company gathered the community around this premise. Take a look at some of the old blog posts. But it seems the company as it is now doesn't share this goal, it just kind of exists and floats around, making random changes here and there to make some money.

We want help with this goal. Such as better onboarding for newcomers (so that they actually understand what we're trying to do here and what's expected of them, not "signalling that we're welcoming").

We have a specific goal, and you should too

One would hope it's obvious, as it's stated right on the tour page:

With your help, we're working together to build a library of detailed, high-quality answers to every question about ___.

(___ differs per community. And there's an implied "...[we do that] to help people." at the end.)

Why do you think people stick around for years, answering thousands of questions? Do we have nothing better to do? Some newcomers think we just like solving random exercises, and then are confused when their homework questions get closed.

If you look back to the actions of the company, the ones that help with this goal were received well, and those that harm it were received badly:

• GenAI ban was heavily supported, since GenAI directly harms this goal. Conversely, the temporary removal of that ban caused a strike.

• Collectives have nothing to do with this goal, so they received little to no support.

• ...

The people who created the company gathered the community around this premise. Take a look at some of the old blog posts. But it seems the company as it is now doesn't share this goal, it just kind of exists and floats around, making random changes here and there to make some money.

We want help with this goal. Such as better onboarding for newcomers (so that they actually understand what we're trying to do here and what's expected of them, not "signalling that we're welcoming").

We have a specific goal, and you should too

One would hope it's obvious, as it's stated right on the tour page:

With your help, we're working together to build a library of detailed, high-quality answers to every question about ___.

(___ differs per community. And there's an implied "...to help people." at the end.)

If you look back to the actions of the company, the ones that help with this goal were received well, and those that harm it were received badly:

• GenAI ban was heavily supported, since GenAI directly harms this goal. Conversely, the temporary removal of that ban caused a strike.

• Collectives have nothing to do with this goal, so they received little to no support.

• ...

The people who created the company gathered the community around this premise. Take a look at some of the old blog posts. But it seems the company as it is now doesn't share this goal, it just kind of exists and floats around, making random changes here and there to make some money.

We want help with this goal. Such as better onboarding for newcomers (so that they actually understand what we're trying to do here and what's expected of them, not "signalling that we're welcoming").

We have a specific goal, and you should too

One would hope it's obvious, as it's stated right on the tour page:

With your help, we're working together to build a library of detailed, high-quality answers to every question about ___.

(___ differs per community. And there's an implied "...to help people." at the end.)

Why do you think people stick around for years, answering thousands of questions? Do we have nothing better to do? Some newcomers think we just like solving random exercises, and then are confused when their homework questions get closed.

If you look back to the actions of the company, the ones that help with this goal were received well, and those that harm it were received badly:

• GenAI ban was heavily supported, since GenAI directly harms this goal. Conversely, the temporary removal of that ban caused a strike.

• Collectives have nothing to do with this goal, so they received little to no support.

• ...

The people who created the company gathered the community around this premise. Take a look at some of the old blog posts. But it seems the company as it is now doesn't share this goal, it just kind of exists and floats around, making random changes here and there to make some money.

We want help with this goal. Such as better onboarding for newcomers (so that they actually understand what we're trying to do here and what's expected of them, not "signalling that we're welcoming").