Re:Stack Overflow Sunsetting Documentation
by AndrewCHM on Thursday August 03, 2017 @08:22AM
(#14918894)
they have that page for all stack exchange sites regardless of content I believe
https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/help/dont-ask also has it even though it encorages a significant number of answers per question (so, open ended)
Re:Stack Overflow Sunsetting Documentation
by ceejayoz on Thursday August 03, 2017 @08:29AM
(#14918930)
Chatty, open-ended stuff can go in the StackExchange chat system, can't it?
Re:Stack Overflow Sunsetting Documentation
by rspeer on Thursday August 03, 2017 @01:58PM
(#14921999)
Sounds like banishing it into the abyss. I use StackExchange a lot, and this thread is the first time I've heard it has a "chat system".
Re:Stack Overflow Sunsetting Documentation
by shagie on Thursday August 03, 2017 @03:18PM
(#14922837)
The chat system had been around for a long time. It was introduced by Jeff with the blog post https://stackoverflow.blog/2010/04/29/do-trilogy-sites-need-...
Question tangent comments get sent there to try to keep the focus on Q&A rather than side back and forth. It's not gone permanently.
There are also persistent chat rooms for various topics. Their archives are easily searchable.
> You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face. Chatty, open-ended questions diminish the usefulness of our site and push other questions off the front page.
This is sort of the fundamental limit of the format they chose.