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StackOverflow is a wiki not a discussion forum

• bunderbunder 8y ago
  The UI may have some wiki-like characteristics, but, when you're talking about the social environment instead of the UI, it's kind of a distinction without a difference. Example: Wikipedia has similar social problems regarding new contributors.
  • dredmorbius 8y ago
    SE have explicitly stated that the site is a Wiki. "Stack Overflow ultimately has much more in common with Wikipedia than a discussion forum." Jeff Atwood, "What does Stack Overflow want to be when it grows up?", 22 October 2018. https://blog.codinghorror.com/what-does-stack-overflow-want-to-be-when-it-grows-up/ https://blog.codinghorror.com/what-does-stack-overflow-want-...
    • pas 8y ago
      Doesn't matter. Wikis have and need a community, and the voting/comments/answers part of the wiki is where the community happens. Or not.