The most copied StackOverflow snippet of all time is flawed (2019)

Re:The most copied StackOverflow snippet of all time is flaw... by kenniskrag on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @08:13PM (#27534923)

Also to create a democracy.

> Our sites are all intended to be a sort of representative democracy. Moderator elections are an important part of that plan, but voting on questions and answers is the primary mechanism through which the community governs the site on a day to day basis.

https://stackoverflow.com/help/why-vote

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Re:The most copied StackOverflow snippet of all time is flaw... by bombcar on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @09:53PM (#27535466)

And it can fall to all the errors and issues of democracy too - especially the “pseudo-expert” one. At least you can leave a comment on the answer if there’s an issue.

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