What AI did to stackoverflow in a graph

Re:What AI did to stackoverflow in a graph by mancerayder on Saturday July 18, 2026 @04:46PM (#48962203)

One of the biggest flaws of the site was the ability to close questions as 'Duplicate' or similar. Multiple times I would google a problem, the SO question was exactly as asked the first result, half-answers or 'Closed as Duplicate', then you click on the supposed "duplicate" and the nuance was totally missed.

The other was the 'ability to read the room.' Even late-stage SO had the 'mods' not understand that they were the first google results, and their mean-spirited dismissals were being seen by thousands of hits.

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Re:What AI did to stackoverflow in a graph by lovich on Saturday July 18, 2026 @07:50PM (#48963617)

I really enjoyed asking questions where I linked a similar answered question, went through the details that caused my problem to be mechanically different or rendered the other answer as not possible, and then having a moderator close it as a duplicate and link the answer half my post had been dedicated to explaining the difference.

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Re:What AI did to stackoverflow in a graph by frollogaston on Monday July 20, 2026 @02:32AM (#48974993)

So it's not just me. The "duplicate" thing alone made it hard to use a lot of the time. Other stuff like people just being arrogant didn't bother me so much.

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