1. answers.com is another juggernaut from years ago. It was launched in 1999, but was rebranded in 2005. So giving them as an example doesn't work. 2. StackOve

1. answers.com is another juggernaut from years ago. It was launched in 1999, but was rebranded in 2005. So giving them as an example doesn't work. 2. StackOverflow works for programmers, but like Joel and Jeff say, 90% of their traffic also comes from Google. 3. The reason Stack Overflow worked because they were able to bring in their communties from the start. Sure a stackoverflow for law would be nice...but good luck finding thousands of lawyers to give their advice away for free. 4. Yes technology sucks....but Google and users care little about technology...for Q&A 90% of traffic is Google...if you haven't hit that statistic yet, you must have a very new site. Google IS Q&A, to dismiss them is suicide. 5. Here is the thing...users just don't care. They don't care if the top answer was upvoted by 20 people, or if a magic unicorn decreed that it's the top answer. They just want the answer. Even if the site is nothing but pure text, as long as the answer is what the person was looking for, they are happy