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I ask people on the internet. What I'd love is a search engine where queries are actually answered by people. Not something like Stackoverflow, but rather ques
by endisneigh 5y ago
I ask people on the internet.
What I'd love is a search engine where queries are actually answered by people. Not something like Stackoverflow, but rather questions that are structured such that there's a single canonical answer that is either a link or less than some arbitrary number of characters.
Rather than up or downvoting things, these queries, questions and answers respectively are made available and by selecting an existing query mapping to a question and answer strengthens the relationship.
Since involving actual people all of the time would be slow, the incentive would be that your questions are prioritized if you answered questions yourself.
Obviously easier said than done, but I think it's the future of search.
- PaulHoule 5y agoStackoverflow is a dumpster fire. Generally systems where people volunteer answers have the same problem as the wider web. People who don't know what they are talking about but who sound convincing get their answers voted up.
- endisneigh 5y agoyup - that's why I'd advocate for not using a voting system.
- freeduck 5y agoThe voting system might not be perfect. And no top answer is not always the good one. But the good answer is most often there.
- freeduck 5y agoStackoverflow has help me many times With real useful answers. As late as today.
- freeduck 5y agoThanks for the tip. Let's see. https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/104816/is-meat-a-natural-part-of-the-human-diet https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/104816/is-meat-a...
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- freeduck 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnivore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnivore wikipedia was also previously often referenced when doing a google search. Does anybody know of a good search engine which indexes wiki pages?
- freeduck 5y agoMaybe because I search from my phone
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- freeduck 5y agohttps://biology.stackexchange.com/a/96411/67790 https://biology.stackexchange.com/a/96411/67790
- freeduck 5y agoWhere?
- endisneigh 5y agoIt depends on the topic. Sometimes reddit, sometimes on here, etc.