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> 2. Heavy moderation discouraged people from asking questions. ... or answering questions. If you answer with anything but something ready to copy/paste the
by nottorp 2y ago
> 2. Heavy moderation discouraged people from asking questions.
... or answering questions.
If you answer with anything but something ready to copy/paste the moderators will frown upon it at best. No "teach the man how to fish" answers.
To rephrase in 2024 terms:
Before LLMs SO's moderation discouraged questions that a modern LLM couldn't answer (anything going into more than syntax) and also discouraged answers that are beyond what a modern LLM can generate (i.e. code ready to copy/paste, possibly wrong because neither the LLM nor the reputation chaser bothered to at least try to compile it).
But let's not blame just the moderation. Karma whores that answer every new question with a mildly related copy/paste within seconds have been a thing ever since SO grew up.