Re:The Fall of StackOverflow: A Data-Driven Analysis
by DaiPlusPlus on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @04:39AM
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Out of curiosity, have you seen the new “Staging Ground” feature?
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Re:The Fall of StackOverflow: A Data-Driven Analysis
by dataengineer56 on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @06:01AM
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Yes in my opinion it's an absolute disaster that does nothing to help the new user experience.
1. Post a question as a new user
2. It goes into Staging Grounds instead of the main site, so there's no way to get an answer
3. Watch as a handful of powerusers flag it and demand changes, with a combination of user-written and automated comments
4. Make some of the recommended changes
5. It gets closed anyway and never makes it to the main site
To me it seems like a forum that effectively sanctions the bullying of new users. I'd like to see Staging Grounds success statistics.
Re:The Fall of StackOverflow: A Data-Driven Analysis
by lawgimenez on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @05:51AM
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I was one of the first testers of Staging Ground back in late 2022, if I remember they stopped it mid-2023. Now, I'm surprised they revived SG. Let's just say I'm not a fan of the idea or implementation.