Answer by djechlin for Why "What Stack Overflow is Not" was deleted
If linking to it from SO was the problem, you could have just banned linking to it from SO, you know. Like the policy with every other problematic link you mentioned.
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I have to admit that I haven't been doing so much reviewing recently, so I don't think I ever linked to WSOiN. Having said that, I actually considered it as a one-stop canonical resource for answering...
View ArticleAnswer by David Manheim for Why "What Stack Overflow is Not" was deleted
I'm not here to talk about the post that was deleted. I have linked to it in comments, possibly even rudely, but that is irrelevant. I think it should have been deleted, after seeing the post, but that...
View ArticleAnswer by dash for Why "What Stack Overflow is Not" was deleted
I'm new to StackOverflow, so here are some opinions from a new arrival. It's a great place It adds real value to the world There are some absolutely awe inspiring answerers around There's also a lot of...
View ArticleAnswer by JohnMcG for Why "What Stack Overflow is Not" was deleted
Background: Joel's article on "remarkable customer service". (and, yes, I understand there is a difference between paying customers and freeloading questioners) Judging by Joel's tweet that brought me...
View ArticleAnswer by brandizzi for Why "What Stack Overflow is Not" was deleted
I would like to make some points about this post: I really liked this nonetheless comprehensively controversial decision. In theory, WSOIN could be useful. However, I have never seen a link to it which...
View ArticleAnswer by GSerg for Why "What Stack Overflow is Not" was deleted
Before WSOIN: A person who is not willing to respect any rules of SO post an offtopic question, attracts downvotes, and someone explains in a comment, why the downvotes. With WSOIN: Same, but now you...
View ArticleAnswer by Pekka supports GoFundMonica for Why "What Stack Overflow is Not"...
As said, I'm annoyed about the lack of previous discussion before you made the decision. People spent plenty of time refining and improving this and it's now wasted. It's not like you don't have a...
View ArticleAnswer by Matthew Read for Why "What Stack Overflow is Not" was deleted
While I entirely support the purpose of this move, I have to question whether that purpose is actually served by it. People on the internet are frequently rude, especially those not using their real...
View ArticleAnswer by casperOne for Why "What Stack Overflow is Not" was deleted
I think you've done a disservice in deleting the post. As you've mentioned the post isn't the problem, it's how the post was used to institutionalize rudeness that was the problem. However, we've dealt...
View ArticleAnswer by John Saunders for Why "What Stack Overflow is Not" was deleted
I used to post ad-hoc comments like Please don't prefix your titles with "C#" and such. That's what the tags are for I replaced that with Please see "Stack Overflow does not allow tags in titles" I...
View ArticleAnswer by Shog9 for Why "What Stack Overflow is Not" was deleted
Didn't want to get too distracted by this in the post, but since it's come up in the comments: yes, I realize that a lot of these comments are born out of frustration with poor-quality questions. This...
View ArticleAnswer by jmort253 for Why "What Stack Overflow is Not" was deleted
Two people who are equals and who respect each other don't just drop links and leave short, curt comments. This behavior just serves to further alienate people, sparking irrational behaviors stemming...
View ArticleAnswer by ajax333221 for Why "What Stack Overflow is Not" was deleted
I must admit I sometimes linked to WSOIN, however, I in a polite way. But I think my comments were more helpful than negative, they made those newbies adapt to the site faster and prevent that their...
View ArticleWhy "What Stack Overflow is Not" was deleted
I just deleted What Stack Overflow is Not, a collection of various explanations for things that Stack Overflow doesn't do, wasn't meant to do, or shouldn't be used to do. Several people put a fair bit...
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