Re:Stack Overflow announces 28% headcount reduction
by bayindirh on Monday October 16, 2023 @08:02AM
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Yes, it used to be like that, but these good people have left SO long time ago. People with higher scores started to harass lower scored people, regardless of the questions they have asked.
After a couple of "you do know nothing, go play over there" replies, I stopped visiting and participating in SO, and even started to avoid going there because the answers' quality started to go down as well.
They tried to solve it with a CoC, better moderation, etc., but they only slowed down the process a little. In my eyes, it became a free Experts Exchange filled with people with short temper.
If I knew better, or my half day search yielded better results, I wouldn't be asking with all that I know, in that poor form. Judging me because I'm not as knowledgeable as you is not a good way to help people, it seems.
After a couple of "you do know nothing, go play over there" replies, I stopped visiting and participating in SO, and even started to avoid going there because the answers' quality started to go down as well.
They tried to solve it with a CoC, better moderation, etc., but they only slowed down the process a little. In my eyes, it became a free Experts Exchange filled with people with short temper.
If I knew better, or my half day search yielded better results, I wouldn't be asking with all that I know, in that poor form. Judging me because I'm not as knowledgeable as you is not a good way to help people, it seems.