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Math Overflow domain and name are owned by a nonprofit organization, see https://meta.mathoverflow.net/questions/969/who-owns-mathoverflow https://meta.mathover

Math Overflow domain and name are owned by a nonprofit organization, see https://meta.mathoverflow.net/questions/969/who-owns-mathoverflow https://meta.mathoverflow.net/questions/969/who-owns-mathove...

melenaboija 2y ago
> The MathOverflow corporation is completely independent from Stack Exchange and its mission is to ensure the continued operation of the site in a manner that meets the needs and expectations of the community. Does it make it more or less hostile than Stack Exchange?
- rvnx 2y ago
  They claim "The MathOverflow corporation is completely independent from Stack Exchange" and then when you click Legal notice, you see that all conditions and legal of Stack Exchange applies. In addition: > This letter is to confirm that, per our communications, that MathOverflow ("MathOverflow") agrees that the website, MathOverflow (located at www.mathoverflow.net, www.mathoverflow.com and www.mathoverflow. org (the "MathOverflow Domains"), the assets of which are owned and controlled by MathOverflow, will be upgraded to Stack Exchange, Inc.'s ("Stack Exchange") version 2.0 software model and, in conjunction with this upgrade, MathOverflow accepts Stack Exchange 2.0's Terms of Service (http://stackexchange.com/legal/tems-of-service http://stackexchange.com/legal/tems-of-service, the "Terms" === "completely independent" is perhaps exaggerated claim.
  - lupire 2y ago
    The corporation is independent, and has the right to unilaterally leave the website at any time. The current website is not independent.
- The_suffocated 2y ago
  MSE is sometimes perceived as hostile to beginners because it often closes off newbie questions that lack context or are thought to be of low quality. MO is not suffering from this because almost all such questions are migrated to MSE. In this sense, yes, MO is less hostile than MSE because its hostility is outsourced to MSE.
  - barrenko 2y ago
    > Thievery corporation
- mamediz 2y ago
  My experience with MathOverflow was funny, the first time I posted a question it was almost immediatly downvoted and criticized by the moderators. Later the same day, I was surprised when my question was answered by Terence Tao, then the moderators quickly changed their opinion and people started to upvote the question.
  - renewiltord 2y ago
    Mathematics even worse than Software Engineering because lay practitioner can miss significance of question. If you have link to question, would appreciate. Just out of curiosity to see if I would realize why question is interesting. That in itself is a skill.
    - mamediz 2y ago
      To be fair the question was kind of naive, about language, but T. Tao bother to answer and made my day. https://mathoverflow.net/questions/206544/why-do-people-use-formal-calculation-to-describe-informal-calculations https://mathoverflow.net/questions/206544/why-do-people-use-...
      - renewiltord 2y ago
        Thank you for responding. Assuaged my curiosity :)

melenaboija 2y ago

> The MathOverflow corporation is completely independent from Stack Exchange and its mission is to ensure the continued operation of the site in a manner that meets the needs and expectations of the community. Does it make it more or less hostile than Stack Exchange?

rvnx 2y ago
They claim "The MathOverflow corporation is completely independent from Stack Exchange" and then when you click Legal notice, you see that all conditions and legal of Stack Exchange applies. In addition: > This letter is to confirm that, per our communications, that MathOverflow ("MathOverflow") agrees that the website, MathOverflow (located at www.mathoverflow.net, www.mathoverflow.com and www.mathoverflow. org (the "MathOverflow Domains"), the assets of which are owned and controlled by MathOverflow, will be upgraded to Stack Exchange, Inc.'s ("Stack Exchange") version 2.0 software model and, in conjunction with this upgrade, MathOverflow accepts Stack Exchange 2.0's Terms of Service (http://stackexchange.com/legal/tems-of-service http://stackexchange.com/legal/tems-of-service, the "Terms" === "completely independent" is perhaps exaggerated claim.
- lupire 2y ago
  The corporation is independent, and has the right to unilaterally leave the website at any time. The current website is not independent.
The_suffocated 2y ago
MSE is sometimes perceived as hostile to beginners because it often closes off newbie questions that lack context or are thought to be of low quality. MO is not suffering from this because almost all such questions are migrated to MSE. In this sense, yes, MO is less hostile than MSE because its hostility is outsourced to MSE.
- barrenko 2y ago
  > Thievery corporation
mamediz 2y ago
My experience with MathOverflow was funny, the first time I posted a question it was almost immediatly downvoted and criticized by the moderators. Later the same day, I was surprised when my question was answered by Terence Tao, then the moderators quickly changed their opinion and people started to upvote the question.
- renewiltord 2y ago
  Mathematics even worse than Software Engineering because lay practitioner can miss significance of question. If you have link to question, would appreciate. Just out of curiosity to see if I would realize why question is interesting. That in itself is a skill.
  - mamediz 2y ago
    To be fair the question was kind of naive, about language, but T. Tao bother to answer and made my day. https://mathoverflow.net/questions/206544/why-do-people-use-formal-calculation-to-describe-informal-calculations https://mathoverflow.net/questions/206544/why-do-people-use-...
    - renewiltord 2y ago
      Thank you for responding. Assuaged my curiosity :)