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I had a guy, on stackoverflow, commenting condescendingly on my question (or was it an answer, can't remember) that I was wrong and I should edit my post with h

I had a guy, on stackoverflow, commenting condescendingly on my question (or was it an answer, can't remember) that I was wrong and I should edit my post with his answer instead. All would be well if it wasn't on a 6 year old post at the time, and he was wrong. Ah, stackoverflow - what happened to you? It was fine and dandy when it was all loose. Now you ask a question and it's immediately flagged for various reasons. I've noticed that a lot in programming (I'm not actively programming anymore). It's always fun until the entropy of the rigidness comes in.

SmirkingRevenge 10y ago
I really hate that. I'd say at least half of the questions/answers I come across are closed flagged as vague, or whatever but at the same time, were incredibly informative, useful and exactly what I was looking for. The SO moderators need to chillax a bit.
arsenide 10y ago
The one time I posted a question on SO, it got flagged as duplicate and there were links to multiple other questions that were not even remotely the same to mine. Even more so, the tagged questions were not even mutually the same! It took two hours to carefully craft my question just to have it immediately shot down. It is needless to say I have not posted again since.
- thenomad 10y ago
  Yup. If I post anything on SO or related sites it's because I hope to get an answer before the question is inevitably closed. I just assume that my question won't fit their guidelines, regardless of what it is, these days.
- GFischer 10y ago
  Sometimes the problem with Stack Overflow is different: the question has been asked before and there ARE valid answers... for several years ago, which are no longer correct (or the "best" answers). I think they're over-moderating the site. It's a shame because it's MUCH better than what was before.
alchemyunited 10y ago
I'll go to SO for answers, but the "culture" of the "community" nullifies by desire to participate. I want to in theory. The reality is it's not worth the friction.

SmirkingRevenge 10y ago

I really hate that. I'd say at least half of the questions/answers I come across are closed flagged as vague, or whatever but at the same time, were incredibly informative, useful and exactly what I was looking for. The SO moderators need to chillax a bit.

arsenide 10y ago

The one time I posted a question on SO, it got flagged as duplicate and there were links to multiple other questions that were not even remotely the same to mine. Even more so, the tagged questions were not even mutually the same! It took two hours to carefully craft my question just to have it immediately shot down. It is needless to say I have not posted again since.

thenomad 10y ago
Yup. If I post anything on SO or related sites it's because I hope to get an answer before the question is inevitably closed. I just assume that my question won't fit their guidelines, regardless of what it is, these days.
GFischer 10y ago
Sometimes the problem with Stack Overflow is different: the question has been asked before and there ARE valid answers... for several years ago, which are no longer correct (or the "best" answers). I think they're over-moderating the site. It's a shame because it's MUCH better than what was before.

alchemyunited 10y ago

I'll go to SO for answers, but the "culture" of the "community" nullifies by desire to participate. I want to in theory. The reality is it's not worth the friction.