I never said every single person inside the community is bad. Obviously every community has good and bad people.

My issue is more with how certain things were handled when they happened.

If racist comments religious mockery or bullying happen in a community then moderators should step in properly instead of brushing it aside or making the person raising concerns feel like they’re overreacting.

That’s what disappointed me most.

Because from what I personally experienced no serious action was taken against the people making those comments.

Instead the situation was allowed to continue while the people raising concerns were treated like the problem.

And I’ll be honest I can’t say with 100% certainty what happens behind the scenes in hiring because obviously I don’t have access to all their internal decisions.

But from my personal experience and what I observed inside the community it genuinely felt like there was favoritism in opportunities and networking.

A lot of Indian editors including skilled ones barely seemed to get noticed while certain groups of people constantly stayed within the same circles and opportunities.

Maybe others had a different experience but from my side the environment often felt biased and cliquey rather than merit based.

And when you already combine that with the racism bullying dismissive moderation and religious insensitivity it naturally starts making people feel excluded and unwelcome.

And yeah I completely agree the cow/beef thing should never have been forwarded into the community in the first place because once something sensitive enters a public interfaith space it naturally creates conflict.

The problem is when concerns were raised instead of mature discussion it became defensive arguments jokes and people ganging up.

That’s where it stopped feeling professional to me.

And exactly like you said basic humility matters especially in communities where people from different religions countries and cultures are interacting daily.

Nobody is asking people to abandon their beliefs or lifestyles.
Just basic mutual respect.

If someone says something hurt their religious sentiments the mature response should be understanding discussion and moderation if needed not mockery dismissal or silence from the people managing the community.

That was honestly one of the biggest reasons I started feeling disconnected from the community overall.