Re: Use of Stackoverflow for Question/Answer forum

[Johan Vromans]

On Mon, 22 Dec 2014 16:52:45 -0600
"Christopher R. Maden" <address@hidden> wrote:

> Personally, I *like* the mailing list, because I scan the discussion
> going by, even when it’s not currently relevant to me, and often
> something rings a bell later when I need it.

Exactly.

The list is a 'push' model interaction. SO and other forums are 'pull' - I
need to visit them and ask for questions.

I'm subscribed to 50+ forums, and 20+ mailing lists. It would take
hours just to visit all forums. Browsing the messages from the mailing lists
takes minutes.

Also, most of the time SO pisses me off with "search the archives" or
"message deleted" :( .

> If everyone who thinks SO
> is better uses it... then eventually, it’ll become the place to go.

For the time being I consider the list very high quality, friendly, and to
the point. I'll stay.

-- Johan