>Instead of saying “we created yahoo answers for programmers, but with a better interface”, you come up with something like “We’ve created a valuable resource f

>Instead of saying “we created yahoo answers for programmers, but with a better interface”, you come up with something like “We’ve created a valuable resource for the future of the planet and all the programmers hereafter”. But StackExchange is incredibly different from a "Yahoo Answers for Programmers". A Yahoo Answers for programmers would be an endless stream of "How is Hello World babby formed?" For all the times I've stumbled on Yahoo Answers, it has almost never helped me solve a problem. StackExchange helps me almost every day, in spite of the fact that I'm not the one asking the question. Having an environment where contributors compete, askers are held to high standards, and moderators are aggressive can be harsh, but I have yet to see a gentle system that gets quality content out of anonymous volunteers on the internet.