Stack Overflow User Survey Results

Re:Stack Overflow User Survey Results by donretag on Friday January 25, 2013 @12:34PM (#5116583)

"You like us…you really like us!"

The problem with this statement is that the survey is based only on SO users. Non-users cannot comment whether or not they like the service.

Sincerely,

A StackOverflow non-user

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Re:Stack Overflow User Survey Results by EvanKelly on Friday January 25, 2013 @02:10PM (#5117080)

Do you make a concious decision to not use StackOverflow for a particular reason or is it simply not a tool you need?

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Re:Stack Overflow User Survey Results by donretag on Friday January 25, 2013 @02:34PM (#5117201)

StackOverflow is simply a tool that I do not need.

It is not a community site, it is a Q&A site. Too formal. I find it far better to ask a question on a specific mailing list and not on SO. It causes fragmentation and I prefer to have one canonical source of information. Rails question? Ask the mailing list. A community site for developers would be welcome.

Another big problem that I have with SO is moderation. I do not want anyone editing what I have wrote. It would be fine with the occasional editing of egregious errors, but SO moderation is out of control (IMHO).

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Re:Stack Overflow User Survey Results by insteadof on Friday January 25, 2013 @03:53PM (#5117571)

Someone editing your post and moderation are two separate things.

What aspect of the moderation is gone wild? Noting a difference between those with diamonds (moderators) next to their names and those with a high board score (high rep users).

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