Thanks, I'll give sqwok a try.

Unfortunately SO has some significant network effect, but there is a hUgE demand for a proper alternative, so as long as there is any activity on such a site it might be a starting point.

What are some of the specific issues that's causing? In my own experience I've used SO frequently for answer seeking but never contributed due to the barrier of needing to accumulate points first and not wanting to spend the time to do so.

Re: Sqwok, it's small right now but there are a good amount of people checking in on it regularly as development progresses.

By network effect here I meant mainly a large amount of users, Resulting in many possible answers even to obscure questions