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SO is different. It's a community effort, an asker and a set of answerers create something together, and SO+moderators clean up so that something is easy to fin

by Arnt 2y ago

SO is different. It's a community effort, an asker and a set of answerers create something together, and SO+moderators clean up so that something is easy to find by searching (and also make the total collection downloadable). This asker ignored the rights of the answerers, moderators and SO, all of which put effort into creating that. I won't mind if someoen deletes his own unanswered question, but vandalising it after answerers put in an effort to answer? That's rude and egoistic.

npc12345 2y ago
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add-sub-mul-div 2y ago
Unlike on other sites, I don't participate here beyond anonymous throwaway comments because there's no freedom to delete my content. If sites don't allow that freedom, it changes how or if people will participate. If there is a delete button, it's fair game to use.
- Arnt 2y ago
  There is a delete button for unanswered questions. As soon as someone else has put in effort and, the combined result is no longer yours to delete.
  - add-sub-mul-div 2y ago
    I've never participated on SO, I don't know if you're saying that the site doesn't let you delete in that scenario, or if it's bad etiquette to delete. If the latter, I'd disagree and say it's my choice alone (unless the site reneges on the ability to delete.)
    - Arnt 2y ago
      The site doesn't let you.
- Arnt 2y ago
  I want to post a separate response to this. Yes, the lack of that changes how people participag on SO. I think it's a considerable reason why SO is the large resource that it is, with as many answers as it has. If askers could delete their questions (and thereby had the ability to make my answers un-google-able), I'm not sure I'd bother to answer, for example. Would you?
joshspankit 2y ago
> SO is different. It's a community effort… More to your point, it’s focused on evergreen information. Ideally the questions and answers get refined over time to resolve in to accurate documents that the public can use to solve problems. Most social media is about attention/dissemination in the moment and puts the individual above all.

by Arnt 2y ago

npc12345 2y ago

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add-sub-mul-div 2y ago

Unlike on other sites, I don't participate here beyond anonymous throwaway comments because there's no freedom to delete my content. If sites don't allow that freedom, it changes how or if people will participate. If there is a delete button, it's fair game to use.

Arnt 2y ago
There is a delete button for unanswered questions. As soon as someone else has put in effort and, the combined result is no longer yours to delete.
- add-sub-mul-div 2y ago
  I've never participated on SO, I don't know if you're saying that the site doesn't let you delete in that scenario, or if it's bad etiquette to delete. If the latter, I'd disagree and say it's my choice alone (unless the site reneges on the ability to delete.)
  - Arnt 2y ago
    The site doesn't let you.
Arnt 2y ago
I want to post a separate response to this. Yes, the lack of that changes how people participag on SO. I think it's a considerable reason why SO is the large resource that it is, with as many answers as it has. If askers could delete their questions (and thereby had the ability to make my answers un-google-able), I'm not sure I'd bother to answer, for example. Would you?

joshspankit 2y ago

> SO is different. It's a community effort… More to your point, it’s focused on evergreen information. Ideally the questions and answers get refined over time to resolve in to accurate documents that the public can use to solve problems. Most social media is about attention/dissemination in the moment and puts the individual above all.