Yes, you have to agree with the groupthink or you are basically an outcast. That said, I think it is still very useful.
I mean on some level I think it's sort of stupid. The original idea always centered around SO being a blog for programmers that don't really blog; at least that was what was constantly talked about. However, any question or answer that contains any semblance of personality is struck down or edited to an extreme. It's really anal retention run amok. But it's still useful. :)
> The original idea always centered around SO being a blog for programmers that don't really blog; at least that was what was constantly talked about.
I used to listen to the early podcasts and I never got this impression. As far as I can tell SO has always been run much the same way - aimed at getting the top google hit for direct questions like "how do I make my button transparent." For the most part they are succeeding. Questions like "list of freely available programming books" have always been outliers.
Now that they are not allowed at all, maybe the old ones should be hidden instead of being shown as "locked."
StackExchange is an SEO company, not your blog hosting company. Just because you find a topic interesting does not mean it is their job to host your discussion/poll/list-of-lists etc. for it.
No, go back and listen. The blog thing was always there. It was a part of Atwoods general opinion that people are better off if they are totally in the public.
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Yes, you have to agree with the groupthink or you are basically an outcast. That said, I think it is still very useful.
I mean on some level I think it's sort of stupid. The original idea always centered around SO being a blog for programmers that don't really blog; at least that was what was constantly talked about. However, any question or answer that contains any semblance of personality is struck down or edited to an extreme. It's really anal retention run amok. But it's still useful. :)
> The original idea always centered around SO being a blog for programmers that don't really blog; at least that was what was constantly talked about.
I used to listen to the early podcasts and I never got this impression. As far as I can tell SO has always been run much the same way - aimed at getting the top google hit for direct questions like "how do I make my button transparent." For the most part they are succeeding. Questions like "list of freely available programming books" have always been outliers.
Now that they are not allowed at all, maybe the old ones should be hidden instead of being shown as "locked."
StackExchange is an SEO company, not your blog hosting company. Just because you find a topic interesting does not mean it is their job to host your discussion/poll/list-of-lists etc. for it.
No, go back and listen. The blog thing was always there. It was a part of Atwoods general opinion that people are better off if they are totally in the public.
For some reason I don't see SO as having degraded as much as some of the other SE properties.