Having contributed for many years now, IME there's probably less drama on SO (on average) than on HN. Sure, some people get disproportionately defensive when ot

Having contributed for many years now, IME there's probably less drama on SO (on average) than on HN. Sure, some people get disproportionately defensive when other people demand more information to solve their problem, or when people point out that (given the context available to the reader) there is probably an X-Y problem at work. OTOH, some people have seen the exact same question in so many guises that they crack, sometimes to hilarious effect[1], but often resulting in being curt. Overt rudeness, though, is less common than almost any other website I frequent, including many popular FOSS bug trackers, forums, and the like. [1] https://stackoverflow.com/a/1732454/96588 https://stackoverflow.com/a/1732454/96588