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No, you're absolutely right. Only an anecdote, but I once posted an answer at the same time as him; his was somewhat wrong or at least misleading, but got an im
by wool_gather 7y ago
No, you're absolutely right. Only an anecdote, but I once posted an answer at the same time as him; his was somewhat wrong or at least misleading, but got an immediate upvote anyways. I commented, pointing out the problem, and he fixed it -- which is fine! -- and ended up with more upvotes and the green checkmark. Meanwhile my answer that had said the correct thing from the beginning sat at 0.
In the grand scheme of things it's a non-issue, but it was quite frustrating at the time. And it is clearly an example driven by him as a famous personality rather than technical chops.
- tonyedgecombe 7y agoI’ve heard him say he will often post a brief reply to get to the head of the queue then come back later to round it out.