What was it about pronoun wars? I'm not in the loop. If you don't mind sharing.
1. Code of Conduct change was announced to moderators, mandating the use of preferred pronouns where known.
2. The extent of "mandating" was (and frankly remains) unclear. One point of contention being "is avoiding pronouns altogether allowed"?
3. A moderator was removed for allegedly repeatedly violating the existing code of conduct in the discussions surrounding this. There is disagreement over the justification, but it is unquestioned that the process (there was none), the lack of warnings or mediation attempts, the timing, and the subsequent communication by StackExchange were all ATROCIOUS.
4. This being yet another grave misstep of several over the past years led to about 10% of the moderators across all sites resigning over the past weeks.
More context: https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/333965/firing-mods-...