It is a damn shame that this story is evolving this way. Changes happen, business change focus or return to their focus. Good for you getting you position out there. - Rob Diana

Thank you for support Rob, I am kind obviously upset it was made public but in this situation I just had to put my own thoughts into public as well. I'm sorry all of you had to participate in this, definitely not my intention. - Svetlana Gladkova from twhirl

@K Welch: Thank you, trying hard to keep this professional and get out of the chaos as soon as possible. Appreciate your support! - Svetlana Gladkova from twhirl

Best of luck to both the departing writers and Profy going forward. - sean percival

@sean: Thank you, appreciate your support! - Svetlana Gladkova from twhirl

The way i saw it was that Mark was pleased that a competitor "appeared" as though they were crashing & burning and obviously a celebratory post was in order to gloat & spread the news. That's how it looked to me as a reader of both blogs. - Zee.

@Zee: Thanks for the comment, I have always thought Profy was not big enough for Mashable to care but if it is the case I am genuinely pleased :) - Svetlana Gladkova from twhirl

Reality check here...why is it "news" when a writer moves outlets? It happens in print all the time. If bloggers want to be treated like journalists by journalists and the public at large, one thing I have learned as someone who has ridden both sides of the fence is that the closer you are to the story, or if you have a personal interest in it, the more likely it is to fall flat on its face. - Andrew Feinberg

@Andrew: Very reasonable, I myself do not think it is news at all, I can actually hardly remember how many people blogged for Profy in 2 years. But when someone made it public, I was forced to comment myself since in this strange world when you refuse to comment it means that you are guilty, not that you don't think it's worthwhile. - Svetlana Gladkova from twhirl

and for that reason only I'm responding to the post here, for the record. The fact that this conversation is even still going is a bit ridiculous. However, I'm here to clarify that I did, indeed, sent proper and professional notification of my resignation. If there is any doubt that resignation was tendered due to Svetlana's comments, consider this: why would I or Leslie jeopardize our credibility and reputations by choosing to not inform Svetlana of resignation? That is the one point which Svetlana keeps raising, and I believe it is in an attempt to redirect blame to the writers rather than management in this situation. We are all professionals, and this continued conversation is anything but. We have all conducted ourselves as such up until this incident, and I don't think it is much to ask those who have been following this debacle to think rationally, and not judge based on some unimportant and sensationalist claim that we did not tender resignations. - Triston McIntyre

@Triston: Sure, I never said I did not receive your emails - I did receive them. But the fact remains that I got to know about your resignation from Mashable because you waited to send your emails until I went offline for the night. And how professional it was to start waving our dirty linen publicly! - Svetlana Gladkova from twhirl

Bullshit! One writer leaves and the rest follow! Professional my Ass! You should have at least given enough notice to Profy to find new writers! If I were a Blog I would never hire a "professional" like you! Forget about a blog, I would not hire you to wash floors at MacDonald's! And do not call me a "Troll" just to hide from your unprofessionalism! - Igor The Troll יִצְחָק