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Become a group of adults and remove the XP system for members. Replace it with a voting system like stackoverflow that gives a rating for the answers of the questions. That would be more helpful to be able to skip through the nonsense chatter in the nodes and get to the real subject.
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Re^2: On the serious issue of XP devaluation and other tangentially related or unrelated passing thoughts
by jdporter (Paladin) on May 20, 2016 at 17:05 UTC

    tye neatly summarized the fundamental difference in philosophies between the two sites:

    StackOverflow: I have a question, I want the best answer.
    PerlMonks: I have a doubt, I want to read an interesting discussion about it that is likely to go on a tangent. q-:

    So.... No.

    I reckon we are the only monastery ever to have a dungeon stuffed with 16,000 zombies.
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      My biggest grievance with SO is when I google some problem and it turns up almost the exact thing I'm looking for at SO; only to find some ^&^*&^ who didn't understand the subject matter has noticed it has two keywords he also doesn't understand in common with some otherwise unrelated question, and closes it as a dup.

      Forever more, every attempt to find an answer to that question leads to that same unanswered and unanswerable post.

      In general, the place seems to encourage and savour meta-responses over content, discussion or debate; which is not just sad; but intensely frustrating.

      With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
      Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
      "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". I knew I was on the right track :)
      In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
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      This is one of the main reasons I love PM so much. Any question can lead to a bunch of learning in areas that may not even be related to the specific question asked.

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      That reminds me of what i (used to) consider the difference between SQL Server and Oracle forums:

      SQL Server: It doesn't work, please make it work.

      Oracle: Something's not working as expected, please explain what is going on.

      It's not exactly like that, but it does seem to me as the overall direction.

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Re^2: On the serious issue of XP devaluation and other tangentially related or unrelated passing thoughts
by Your Mother (Archbishop) on May 20, 2016 at 17:23 UTC

    The lack of downvoting for comments at SO is part of why I hardly ever visit despite the interface, layout, and such being superior. Their ethos is unpleasantly clinical and literal.

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