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This is awesome; thanks for sharing. I still feel that Quora should promptly go die in a fire, Google should de-rank them, Stack Overflow should supersede them
by seanp2k2 13y ago
This is awesome; thanks for sharing.
I still feel that Quora should promptly go die in a fire, Google should de-rank them, Stack Overflow should supersede them, and users should abandon them for the good of the internet, but what do I know.
- seiji 13y agoSO doesn't allow talky SV navel gazing opinion threads though.
- enscr 13y agoWhy the hatred? Quora isn't that bad. They fixed what google/yahoo answers couldn't
- krelian 13y agoThe tactics they are using basically mean they are dead. It's expertssexchange all over again.
- buncle 13y agoAgreed. There is some great content there, but its just such a shame it is hidden by a wall of frustration. SO/SE seems to have it pretty much nailed, but I guess Quora wanted to monetize quickly... to the detriment of its users.
- davej 13y agoTypo there. The original domain had potential to be misread too though! :-)
- codezero 13y agoIt's not funny unless it's a malapropism.
- astrodust 13y ago"Isn't that bad" and "Yahoo Answers" in the same sentence probably explains why. It's like saying dollar-store dog food isn't that bad...compared to malaria.
- reinhardt 13y agoThis analogy almost made me snort coffee out my nose.. well done sir.
- eevee 13y agoAnd yet I still read Yahoo Answers, and I never read Quora.
- wpietri 13y agoHaving written enough on both to know them reasonably well (4 gold medals on SO, Top Writer on Quora), I like Quora much better as a platform. The community design is much better on Quora, I think the UI is more appealing, and I don't have to worry about insane moderators nuking valuable content because it doesn't fit their personal agendas for the site. My only real objection to Quora is that they make it so hard to share content. I think the walled garden thing is just wrong; I (and many other Top Writers) haven't been shy about telling them that, either. I hope they will eventually come around.
- hk__2 13y agoSame here (Top Writer too).