Yes, the signal/noise ratio on this site is going to be brutal. Gaming forums typically reduce the cognitive load by having single threads/boards for discussion

Yes, the signal/noise ratio on this site is going to be brutal. Gaming forums typically reduce the cognitive load by having single threads/boards for discussions about one game. The StackExchange model is just going to blitz you; I'd be surprised if questions stay on the FP longer than 2 minutes, let alone get answered. The gamedev StackExchange beta seems to be doing OK. I've never really jumped in to answer questions on SO, but I have been trying here. I'm surprised that people seem so compelled to answer, it's terribly unrewarding to put time and effort into a response and get no reply or one or two upvotes. It hardly seems worth it. I'll stick to forums where actually discussion can occur.