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People who can't read Wikipedia ask questions on Stackexchange. I always assumed, if you are on Stackexchange you have at least some knowledge and also be comp
by PinguTS 13y ago
People who can't read Wikipedia ask questions on Stackexchange.
I always assumed, if you are on Stackexchange you have at least some knowledge and also be competent enough to look for information yourself in the first place.
- alexkus 13y ago> People who can't read Wikipedia ask questions on Stackexchange. Not saying this is an example of this behaviour but there are also groups of people kudos whoring on SE/SO by shill posting questions and then providing very thorough/researched answers shortly afterwards from their real account(s).
- grkvlt 13y agoWhy would you need to do this (use 'shill' accounts, that is) and why would you care? You are allowed (encouraged, even) to answer your own questions on these sites - http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2011/07/its-ok-to-ask-and-answer-your-own-questions/ http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2011/07/its-ok-to-ask-and-answ...
- berdario 13y agoYou cannot do that right away unless you have enough reputation (I've been bitten by it, and it's terribly frustrating) btw, I agree that such behavior is actually positive: more thoroughly researched answers are a plus, not a downside
- phaemon 13y agoInteresting that you still managed to get details wrong ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7062719 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7062719 ) despite your Wikipedia reading. Maybe you should have asked on Stackexchange...