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View submission: /r/IAmA set to private over mod firing
This seems to be a seriously stupid decision.
To be fair, unless you know something I don't, we don't know why she was fired. It is entirely possible there is a valid (and justifiably private) reason.
Comment by [deleted] at 03/07/2015 at 08:01 UTC
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You are probably right. The *way* this happened was really stupid.
Comment by Epistaxis at 03/07/2015 at 01:07 UTC
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And even if there is, we'll never know, because if the company goes publicly blabbing about it (even if it's true), they can expect all the fun of a defamation lawsuit. It's very easy to fire someone in the USA, but very hard to tell anyone why you did, unless they broke the law or something.
So this drama fire will keep burning for a while. Users feel entitled to know the private personnel matters of Reddit, Inc. and Reddit, Inc. is advised by its legal department that it can't tell them.
Comment by pagetsmycagoing at 03/07/2015 at 06:54 UTC
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Unless she was mainlining heroin while waving a gun around the office, it was still a stupid move. You don't fire a key person for something like reddit AMAs (which can be a pretty big deal) without having a good backup already in place.
It is pretty clear that the reddit admins did not do anything to ensure a smooth transition.