Our Response

AskEngineers experienced an influx of questions related to the Coronavirus epidemic over the past 72 hours, and I initially attempted to consolidate all of these questions into the most popular threads.

It quickly became clear to me that that isn't what the community wants, so moving forward there will be no attempt by the moderation team to remove, lock, or otherwise group threads together. In the spirit of maintaining a free speech zone, anyone can create a new post even if it's about a recently posted topic. I apologize to those who got caught up in the initial wave.

However, we will still remove your post if it doesn't follow the submission guidelines. Please remember to do the following when you make a new post:

1. Title your post as a question that makes sense.

2. Include the important details in the provided text box. Context is important.

I was laid off from my job recently in the economic reaction to Covid-19. Like you I feel anxious and uncertain of the future. But we need to remain calm and not let our communications with each other devolve into incoherent, emotional messes.

As always thank you for your patience. I want nothing except to continue to do right by this community. Please leave a comment with your feedback, or message us using the link below.

https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=/r/AskEngineers

Edit: Additional announcements will be added here over the next few weeks, specifically resources for job seekers.