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Re:Looking for a new CEO by anthonypasq on Thursday March 28, 2019 @02:21PM (#19515025)
StackOverflow is a wiki not a discussion forum
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Re:Looking for a new CEO by bunderbunder on Thursday March 28, 2019 @04:21PM (#19516197)
The UI may have some wiki-like characteristics, but, when you're talking about the social environment instead of the UI, it's kind of a distinction without a difference.

Example: Wikipedia has similar social problems regarding new contributors.

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Re:Looking for a new CEO by dredmorbius on Thursday March 28, 2019 @08:43PM (#19518116)
SE have explicitly stated that the site is a Wiki.

"Stack Overflow ultimately has much more in common with Wikipedia than a discussion forum." Jeff Atwood, "What does Stack Overflow want to be when it grows up?", 22 October 2018.

https://blog.codinghorror.com/what-does-stack-overflow-want-...

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Re:Looking for a new CEO by pas on Friday March 29, 2019 @05:42AM (#19520253)
Doesn't matter. Wikis have and need a community, and the voting/comments/answers part of the wiki is where the community happens. Or not.
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