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A few reasons for me: - Rude and antagonistic moderation. - Closing topics too aggressively. Very often in favour of topics that are too old, no longer releva
by tail_exchange 2y ago
A few reasons for me:
- Rude and antagonistic moderation.
- Closing topics too aggressively. Very often in favour of topics that are too old, no longer relevant, or don't fully address the question.
- Ignoring the constraints of the asker. For example, asking how do I do X with Y framework, and having someone telling you to switch to B framework instead. Even worse when it's a mod hellbent on shutting you down for not being able to change your constraints.
Reddit, in all its chaos, seems to be faring better at being a support community than SO.
- paulmd 2y agoIf you can imagine it, the collective response to being told this in as many words was “are we so wrong? no, it’s the users who are the problem”. https://stackoverflow.blog/2018/04/26/stack-overflow-isnt-very-welcoming-its-time-for-that-to-change/ https://stackoverflow.blog/2018/04/26/stack-overflow-isnt-ve... granted, framing it as a sexism issue etc was probably a doomed effort from the start even if it’s true in a sense.