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Re:Python Is Eating the World by m463 on Thursday September 19, 2019 @12:27AM (#21013296)
One of the biggest reasons I detest stack overflow.

I would see really interesting questions shut down with:

"this question will likely solicit opinion, debate, arguments, polling, or extended discussion."

I wondered why they couldn't be inclusive and possibly just move the questions elsewhere but let them live.

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Re:Python Is Eating the World by Avamander on Friday September 20, 2019 @09:21AM (#21026360)
It's basically the culture on SO to take what were meant as guidelines as rules. Trying to question why should the rules forbid x or y will often end up on tautological "because it's the rule", I've seen it multiple times.
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