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Re:Wikipedia is an MMORPG by ChrisKnott on Sunday September 13, 2020 @04:46AM (#24459425)
Also true of StackOverflow and "Google ignores my keywords" complaints. People almost never provide the examples, despite claiming it is a daily occurrence.
Re:Wikipedia is an MMORPG by saagarjha on Sunday September 13, 2020 @06:46AM (#24459957)
Here’s one from Stack Overflow that annoyed me recently: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16023637/difference-betw.... The question is quite sane (there are these two similar options in GCC, how do they differ?), but it was closed as being “ambiguous”.
Re:Wikipedia is an MMORPG by throwaway_pdp09 on Sunday September 13, 2020 @10:29AM (#24461093)
Closed as you say, but the question was still answered so what's the problem.
Re:Wikipedia is an MMORPG by saagarjha on Sunday September 13, 2020 @02:01PM (#24462658)
Poorly, but I digress. I see no reason to close the question. I see multiple people voting to do so a disconnect from the people deciding this.
Re:Wikipedia is an MMORPG by colejohnson66 on Sunday September 13, 2020 @05:59PM (#24464282)
The problem is: what if it was closed before it got the answer? Closed questions can’t receive answers.
Re:Wikipedia is an MMORPG by jl6 on Sunday September 13, 2020 @06:31AM (#24459889)
It’s because cases are rarely black-and-white and even legitimate grievances usually have at least some element of fault lying with the complainant, which undermines hyperbolic claims that the sky is falling at these websites.