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The forced-login isn't to improve product quality, it's to make more money on ads. StackOverflow/Exchange works great without forced login to view content.
by gohrt 10y ago
The forced-login isn't to improve product quality, it's to make more money on ads. StackOverflow/Exchange works great without forced login to view content.
- sdenton4 10y agowhynotboth.gif Stack overflow works better when people provide answers and feedback on prior answers; persistent login greatly increases the chance that someone will leave a reply, which in turn helps future users.
- AstralStorm 10y agoThe difference is that SO doesn't force you to log in to be usable, as its revenue profile does not require it to.
- Twisell 10y agoNope this is directly linked to ad revenues because StackOverflow don't care about them they can offer freedom. And if they ever get into financial difficulty you can count on me to subscribe to a paying "gold membership" and I still won't care if broken students get the same content for free and without login. You never wondered why there is very few fake account on stackoverflow as compared to ad based social network?
- timdierks 10y agoWhy would you think StackOverflow doesn't care about ad revenue? They both run ads and want to make money by helping recruiters reach logged in users.
- Twisell 10y agoYep but quantity is not an ally to reach this goal, they look for people that have a good track record and are recognized by their peers. They don't care if the student that look for answers on SO is not registered. Registering non participating members is only a trick to inflate your user base when communicating. What really matter is active users, and they will register don't worry.
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