I was a little skeptical when you mentioned meeting with them to have a discussion on behalf of the community, but this was exceeded expectations. Well done. Your framing of issues, documentation, and presentation here are fair representations for the most part.
Regardless of my impression of their response, I would call the meeting overall a success.
The clear downside is that the outlook here is doomed. This is just more of the same from a group that no longer includes anyone with experience at Stack Overflow.
Once per quarter wont cut it, this isn't a scheduling issue it is a response issue; responsiveness by the company is failing, the messaging is empty, and the follow-through is hollow
Surveys are a terrible representation of the current state of the exchange
It is clear that the lawyer mentality is strong here
Controversial personnel associated with causing the lawsuit as well as those historically involved in lawsuits need to walk
Stack Overflow is not a school
Stack Overflow does not service users who are looking for free work
Absolutely no consideration is given to the fact that if there is competition to the Q&A model Stack Overflow may lose its answering base which is a non renewable resource
All the Stack Overflow community wants is to help others, and to solve problems. Management was silent for a long time while the company grew exponentially. Alienating the community and being heavy handed with management just gets in the way of growing the site.
