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> But for as long as they've been around there have always been people who get worked up over those sites not being quite what they want them to be Problem is
by eitland 7y ago
> But for as long as they've been around there have always been people who get worked up over those sites not being quite what they want them to be
Problem is those sites used to be better.
A number of us where fighting to keep good resources good.
It feels we were steamrolled by people who enjoyed playing admins instead of actually asking or answering questions.
If you look into S.O. you'll find a abandoned accounts with a large number of points. People who made tbe site work.
I think a number of them gave up after trying to fight the bureaucracy.
- Sacho 7y agoThe opposite is true - the most common complaint from high-rep users, by far[0][1][2], is that there are too many garbage questions and not enough moderation. [0] - https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/252756/are-high-reputation-users-answering-fewer-questions https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/252756/are-high-rep... [1] - https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/324072/how-to-lure-professionals-to-stack-overflow https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/324072/how-to-lure-... [2] - https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/324243/the-life-of-answering-questions-on-stack-overflow https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/324243/the-life-of-...
- eitland 7y agoAs I tried to point out elsewhere: when everyone on the Internet can make accounts instantly and gain the privilege to post instantly then it isn't a moderation problem but a deeper problem in how the site is run. My guess is if the bar to posting was increased slightly it would help a lot.