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Fair call.
I think in reality SO, like so many other institutions, has become a victim of its own success. The internet in general, newsgroups have all received good content from some of the newer users who only found them as a result of an increasing profile. Unfortunately, it is the lazy and inept that seem to become members as a result of this increasingly visible profile. The net result being that while the quantity of good content continues to grow, the signal to noise ratio declines.
Code Project is no different in my opinion - it's a wildly different place than it was when I joined some 10 years ago or so. I used to adore reading the articles written by Hans Dietrich and others of the same calibre. These days however, I rarely even bother to look for articles - much of the content I'm dissinterested in, a lot of the remainder seems poorly written and more suited to a magazine at the fish'n'chip shop than a reference book at the library. I still remember with fondness travelling some 25 kms by train to go and read Michael Abrash's "The Black Art of Graphics Programming" at the uni I once attended, also some of Dianna Gruber's stuff was top-shelf. Oh how I miss the good old days of DDJ...
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I've posted ~380 answers over the years. The only slightly dodgy experience I've had was when another user accused me of plagiarising my answer from CodeProject, because I'd posted the same code here in response to a similar question. 
Other users editing your answers doesn't mean they're trying to pass it off as their own; it just means they think they can improve it. If the edit is accepted, your name will still be shown as the original poster of the answer, and you'll still get points when the answer is up-voted.
If someone copies your answer and re-posts it, you should use the "flag" option to report it to the moderators. If it happens frequently, start a thread on Meta Stack Overflow[^].
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Obituary of the day
Apparently, the man who invented predictive text died yesterday. His funfair will be held next monkey.
New version: WinHeist Version 2.2.2 Beta tomorrow (noun): a mystical land where 99% of all human productivity, motivation and achievement is stored.
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Reports of his death are gravy exacerbate. He merely dined, yesterday!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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The anglers came and took him away.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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He just couldn't take this shirt any longer.
Sometimes the true reward for completing a task is not the money, but instead the satisfaction of a job well done. But it's usually the money.
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North Korea yesterday tested another ballistic missile by firing it into the sea. But what I want to know is, what makes a ballistic missile a ballistic missile? Aren't all missiles ballistic by definition? Or have I missed some arcane truth about missiles or the English language that makes the distinction meaningful? (And yes, I do fully accept that I ought to get out more!)
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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According to Wiktionary[^]:
A missile that is initially guided, but then follows a ballistic (freely falling) trajectory.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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So a ballistic missile is one that's only part ballistic? And a missile that's completely ballistic isn't ballistic? Glad it's not complicated! 
Anyway, thanks!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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The unguided equivalent is usually referred to as a rocket.
if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); }
Meus ratio ex fortis machina. Simplicitatis de formae ac munus. -Foothill, 2016
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Ballistic refers to the trajectory, no the missile. If you throw a rock in the air, once it starts descending it's ballistic.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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Actually, for a rock thrown in the air, it becomes ballistic as soon as it leaves your hand (the guidance and propulsion system).
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Ballistic because it's a Taepodong[^]and they have balls?
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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This is to say that they are just testing regular missiles, and not "cruise" missiles (or guided missiles)
I'd rather be phishing!
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A ballistic missile is a self-propelled projectile that is initially guided or accelerated, but then becomes "ballistic", that is, subject only to gravity and air resistance and no longer moves under its own power.
Decrease the belief in God, and you increase the numbers of those who wish to play at being God by being “society’s supervisors,” who deny the existence of divine standards, but are very serious about imposing their own standards on society.-Neal A. Maxwell
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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In this case it's Lil'Kim who's gone ballistic.
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Most missiles these days aren't ballistic; they're powered and can change direction.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Are whiteboards remarkable?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Why are black boards so often green 
Life is too shor
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Because they are recyclable? Or at least rewritable!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Black boards are green with envy over how remarkable white boards are.
Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
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megaadam wrote: Why are black boards so often green
Acid rain! I blame the parents!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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That is racism, we have to draw the line somewhere *chalk* *chalk*
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Surprisingly Smartboards aren't remarkable.
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