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StackOverflow also raises the bar for becoming a contributor. You can't start commenting until you have some upvotes on answers or questions for instance. I th
by stevage 3y ago
StackOverflow also raises the bar for becoming a contributor. You can't start commenting until you have some upvotes on answers or questions for instance.
I think these things turn out to be a bit important.
- musicale 3y agoStackOverflow simply discourages contribution. Which saves me time that I might otherwise spend submitting thoughtful answers on StackOverflow.
- rcxdude 3y agoStackOverflow's priorities shown through this gating make little sense to me, and they spectacularly fail at communicating to new users what the norms of the site are, which is one big reason why so many people have a story of a bad experience of it.