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I for one dont care who answers my question, man, woman, member of long lost indian tribe from amazon or a teapot, as long as the question is answered and i can
by codenerdz 14y ago
I for one dont care who answers my question, man, woman, member of long lost indian tribe from amazon or a teapot, as long as the question is answered and i can get on with my work.
In fact, I fail to see the point of this article. Even its title fails to make a point. It does succeed in producing headline-baiting effect which implies sexism in StackOverflow community.
- streptomycin 14y agoIf the goal is to get the most and best answers, and you're not engaging all demographics, then you can get more and better answers by doing that.
- codenerdz 14y agoIt seems that there are 3 types of people answering question on StackOverflow: 1) People genuinely wishing to share their knowledge 2) People that are chasing gamified elements of the reputation system 3) People that belong somewhere between #1 & #2 I dont see anything that prevents any demographic from participating as long as fall into one of these 3 categories. And i dont see how being of a particular gender or race or ethnicity precludes one from sharing their knowledge on StackOverflow
- streptomycin 14y agoThen you're not paying attention to the society around you. You really think women and men have equal proclivities for engaging in public competition?
- Produce 14y ago>or a teapot Whoa, let's not go overboard here.