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Ironically, Quora is a great place to look for an answer to that question. [1] http://www.quora.com/Answers-Quora-feature/Why-do-people-answer-questions-on-Quo

• tokenadult 12y ago
  Absolutely none of the responses to that question (thanks for sharing that link with the group here) distinguishes why I should post on Quora, with its annoying user interface and smarmily self-congratulatory culture, rather than posting here on Hacker News. I can get any of the benefits of posting on Quora with less friction, more civility, and more Google visibility here on Hacker News than I can on Quora.