Interview with Anna Lear
The Interviewer
Mike Hall
Interviewer, community organizer at UGtastic
The Guest
Anna Lear
Community Manager at Stack Exchange
The Conversation
Mike Hall
Interviewer, community organizer at UGtastic
Hi, it's Mike with UGtastic. Today I'm sitting down with Anna Lear, who is a community manager with Stack Exchange. Anna, thank you for taking the time to sit down.
Anna Lear
Community Manager at Stack Exchange
It's good to be here. Thanks.
Mike Hall
Interviewer, community organizer at UGtastic
Can you tell me a little bit about what is Stack Exchange overall and what is a community manager?
Anna Lear
Community Manager at Stack Exchange
Stack Exchange is a network of question-and-answer websites, starting with Stack Overflow. My role is to help communities foster healthy, expert-led Q&A environments.
Mike Hall
Interviewer, community organizer at UGtastic
It sounds like a lot of mediation.
Anna Lear
Community Manager at Stack Exchange
It is. It's about empowering moderators and helping the community self-govern through 'Meta' sites.
Critical Insights
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"Community management in technical domains is about teaching self-governance rather than exercising top-down control."