The problem with SO isn't overly zealous moderation, it's that the self-moderation aspect is so poor. I've often wondered if the former is an indirect product o

The problem with SO isn't overly zealous moderation, it's that the self-moderation aspect is so poor. I've often wondered if the former is an indirect product of the latter. If you don't know the answer to a question then anything that works is great, regardless of how good it actually is (or how relevant it is X years later). I'm also convinced a huge number of ARBITRARY_PROGRAMMING_LANGUAGE SO contributors are just random students googling the answers for sweet, sweet internet points (if I was being generous, to build themselves a 'profile' for job hunting or something) but that is another thing entirely.