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That answer is only there because it's really old, from the early days of S.O. where people were allowed to ask questions that weren't super serious binary yes/
by borland 3y ago
That answer is only there because it's really old, from the early days of S.O. where people were allowed to ask questions that weren't super serious binary yes/no style. It'd get moderated and deleted in a heartbeat today. A forlorn monument to the cool place that S.O. once was
- School-Cotton 3y agoMaybe I’m just a fun-hating asshole but personally I find this kind of thing annoying, not cool. People are just trying to get work done, not see someone’s attempt at cringey “nerd culture” humor.
- the_af 3y agoYou agree with SO: those answers are no longer allowed, and haven't been for years. They are only kept as historical artifacts, and marked as such.
- eitland 3y agoThat is not what most of us complain about I think. I and I think many other are sad that S.O. removes many serious work related questions (have lost count of how many times I saw the perfect question with the perfect answer, with a note that this isn't what Stack Overflow is made for and these questions only exist for historical reasons).