Exploring the Role of the Benevolent Dictator in the WordPress Project

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The speakers discuss the debates and conversations surrounding WP drama and plan to address the leadership of Matt, the benevolent dictator of the WordPress project. They express their respect and disagreement with him and talk about how WP drama drains their energy and distracts them from their goals.

Cory Miller and I discuss how the WordPress community is impacted when “big issues” clash with Matt, Automattic, and other community members. How should we handle these moments of passion and strife?

It’s easy to label these issues as WPDrama, but in my opinion that’s not doing the WordPress community any favors. From the exterior, it’s categorized and shrugged off as “yet another drama issue” in WordPress land. Aren’t we all tired of that? Inside the community, or interior, it takes away from the actual pain or strife someone is experiencing.

Today’s episode unpacks how Cory and I decipher these issues and how Post Status + WP Minute members handle it when it comes up.

We’ll also discuss how we deal with Matt Mullenweg at the center of issues, leading the product, and leading the community.

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- Cory Miller
- Post Status
- Matt Medeiros
- WP Minute

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