• blue2501
    +5

    Don't be fooled. This is just a pathetic attempt at damage control:

    1. She was several days too late.

    2. She replied to everybody in the media before addressing Reddit themselves, which was an extreme disservice.

    3. Her excuse for being so late was so paper thin that it clearly exposed how little she understands Reddit. Or just shows how bad she is at lying.

    4. She calls for technological solutions, while ignoring the real problems of a better rapport and lines of communication.

    5. These are all words. History has shown that nothing will come of this.

    (No idea why I can't do standard markdown bullet points...)

    • neg8ivezero
      +4

      You may be right- I think a lot of people will still harbor resentment and distrust but I think this is the first step to repairing the relationship between the company and the user-base. I guess we will have to wait and see what happens.

      However, the personal attacks on Ellen Pao are terrible. I don't think she is the right person to run Reddit either, but damn, everyone made her out to be the rebirth of Hitler and it was really sad. If I had to wake up everyday and face the comments about me similar to the ones bade about Ellen Pao on Reddit... I don't know that I could have ever written that apology post, to say the least.

    • TenNineteenOne
      +3
      @neg8ivezero -

      I'm probably going to have some resentment and distrust for a long while. That apology reminded me too much a politician's. There wasn't enough substance. I hope I eat those words one day, but I'm not that optimistic at the moment.

      I can't speak to the comments though, I just saw the memes and stuff.