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> Stackoverflow is mostly kind to newbie questions Can you elaborate? It seems most newbie questions on stackoverflow are closed, they get scolded in the comme
by bachmeier 13y ago
> Stackoverflow is mostly kind to newbie questions
Can you elaborate? It seems most newbie questions on stackoverflow are closed, they get scolded in the comments about asking their question wrong, or someone posts a vaguely related link and claims without explanation that it is a duplicate question. Whether or not the system is effective, I don't see how it can be described as "kind".
- EpicEng 13y agoI disagree. Newbie questions are answered as fast as they are posted because they are the ripest source of reputation. Of course, unintelligible and/or unanswerable (usually due to lack of information) questions are closed, but "Segfault in C Linked List" and "Why does x = x++ + ++x Give the Wrong Result?" questions are asked and answered every day (every hour?)