Re: ask.debian.net
On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 5:34 AM, Lev Lazinskiy <lev@levlaz.org> wrote:
> 1. It is very approachable to anyone since a lot of people have already
> used Stack Overflow.
>
> 2. It has better search tools.
>
> 3. Actual Answers float to the top (instead of having to read through en
> endless stream of threads or forum pages). This is great and provides an
> added value of creating a sort of mini knowledge base.
Personally, I find all three of these points to be false (at least
when it comes to SO style interfaces).
1. I hate having to have new userids and passwords just to use another
damned site.
2. I have more luck using a general search engine (in my case, Google)
than SO's search.
3. In SO I almost always have to read the entire thread anyway to get
additional context about the top voted answer, and often it's not he
best answer.
Maybe this has more to do with the fact that I tend to hunt for harder
questions. Maybe that style works for nice simple questions, useful
for those just starting out. But once you need something meatier,
just not as useful.
mrc
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