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Re:Strange and maddening rules by icebraining on Tuesday April 24, 2018 @11:36AM (#16913478)
Those questions invite lengthy discussion, which SO is totally not optimized for. A software like Reddit (not necessarily Reddit itself) would be more appropriate, in my opinion.
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Re:Strange and maddening rules by Quarrelsome on Tuesday April 24, 2018 @12:53PM (#16914318)
Personally I don't see how Reddit really differs. They both have up/down they both support markdown. SO doesn't have a frontpage or specific subreddits (although it does have tags).
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Re:Strange and maddening rules by icebraining on Tuesday April 24, 2018 @01:34PM (#16914695)
Reddit allows for long, threaded discussions. On SO you just have Answers, and then those limited comments below. There's no space for back-and-forth.
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Re:Strange and maddening rules by Quarrelsome on Tuesday April 24, 2018 @08:35PM (#16917881)
That's a fair point but I find SO much better indexed. Now when I want an opinion on tech my options are:

* Ancient SO post

* Whoever is kicking around in freenode

* Marketing fluff pieces

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