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> That's exactly what I want to discuss on SO. Is discuss the keyword here? Because a back-and-forth is not exactly what the Q&A format enables.
by the8472 9y ago
> That's exactly what I want to discuss on SO.
Is discuss the keyword here? Because a back-and-forth is not exactly what the Q&A format enables.
- js8 9y agoI think it isn't, more like "getting an answer/opinion from an expert" would be more appropriate. I think he is using the word "discuss" in informal meaning of "talking". And I think that Q&A format of SO is actually quite appropriate for that sort of thing; unlike the usual discussion forums, which may get into real discussion of nuances of expert consensus. (Maybe that's where the cultural misunderstanding about SO comes from, that people actually want a site which will give an expert opinion, more or less, without having to read experts arguing too much?)