I've asked 88 questions, answered 992, rep 28k, reach of over 2 million people. But, my coworkers, use SO all the time, and don't even have an account. Most o

I've asked 88 questions, answered 992, rep 28k, reach of over 2 million people. But, my coworkers, use SO all the time, and don't even have an account. Most of the issues are with people trying to participate with low quality questions and answers, it can feel like a negative experience, but that's only a tiny fraction of people in the scheme of things. High frequency noise that won't make it to where it becomes useful.... search results. While it isn't a perfect system, it's results are great. If you feel burnt by SO, just don't take it personally, keep participating .... or not, if you really don't like it, go contribute on forums in a more casual non curated manner.