Bye, Stack Overflow

This article details the author's decision to leave Stack Overflow after more than 15 years of membership, driven by ongoing frustrations with gatekeeping moderators who close or delete questions without relevant expertise. The author recounts a specific incident involving a question about R exams package, where a moderator dismissed the value of reopening it. The piece criticizes the platform's rigid rule enforcement over human empathy and community support, though it acknowledges many helpful volunteers. It includes a metaphorical story generated by AI to illustrate the experience. The content is relevant to IT/technology as it discusses a key tech community platform and its governance issues.