I got downvoted to oblivion the first few times I asked questions on Stack Overflow. It made me review the FAQ and rules and do my utmost to make it easy for th

I got downvoted to oblivion the first few times I asked questions on Stack Overflow. It made me review the FAQ and rules and do my utmost to make it easy for the people donating their time and expertise to help me. You know what I do when someone is mean to me on the internet? I roll my eyes, have a chuckle and get on with my day. Stack Overflow has a huge problem in the last couple of years with the amount of unhelpful comment spam by karma junkies who know very little about the problem area. There is a problem of declining quality in answers, as answerers have abandoned the site because of frustrations with the low quality of questions. SO was never designed for beginners. It was designed so that a good question can produce canonical, definitive answers that benefit thousands. Total beginners benefit more from a back-and-forth style to grasp concepts as traditional forums or chat communities cater for. If they blame their declining utility on the conduct of the users waiting for the admins to do something about the ongoing Eternal September it will be their downfall. Thankfully I am past the generation that has embraced the idea that having your ego bruised is the worst thing that can happen to you, so I'll just roll my eyes and move on.