That's a good point and probably worth trying out, nonetheless it is a shame that one would need to apply such trickery for something which was pretty straightf

That's a good point and probably worth trying out, nonetheless it is a shame that one would need to apply such trickery for something which was pretty straightforward a few years ago. Also, the question would still be where to use that ruse. I am not sure it would provide for more correct answers on the Usenet or Stackoverflow. The common consensus here seems to be that traditional chat platforms are the right tool right now.