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We all know that StackOverflow is useless - and surely something like this couldn't happen here in QA, could it? 
Sorry to everybody that are happily unfacebooking, but I failed to find the pic anywhere else...
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
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Never...
...perhaps tag your post title with NSFW? (Or the link, anyway)
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No need - you did it now. 
Guess it depends on your job. From my pov it's not nsfw. Not any more than anything else you browse that it unrelated to your actual job... 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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The problem is not that it might be NSFW, the problem is that it is not rated PG which if you look at the top of the forum, this forum is supposed to be kept PG.
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Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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Stackoverflow useless? UH? 
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I have had some very unfriendly responses there, just because I didn't phrase my query the "right way".
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Then f**** learn to f**** phrase your query the f**** right way. Until then, go read the manual.
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Thank you for your kind instructions. But how should I interpret f**** ?
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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That's really the problem with SO. While I understand why they do it, more than once I've refrained from asking something because I couldn't quite some up with the exact phrasing that wouldn't be met with the wrath of the SO gods.
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And this is a great example of why sometimes being a little bit mean, works out best for everyone.
Instead of just asking another poor question, you stopped to ask yourself: Is this a good question? Have I put enough effort in to solve this myself first?
The whole point in shooting people down on SO is to stop them being so lazy (I am not saying you are lazy BTW). We all love helping people (yes, even on SO), but we don't like helping people who just want the world with no effort on their own part.
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Yeah, but from another perspective, that means I've solved the problem on my own and given that they were of no help, I'm much less willing to share my solution with them. I'm sure having my original question posted--as poor as it might have been--and its solution, would've helped others.
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Yeah that is a fair point. Providing the question doesn't already exist on SO and you just hadn't searched hard enough for it.
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Exactly. It's a great resource for problems that have already been solved and you're looking for the widely accepted answer.
But I find it's very hard to post a new question, unless you already have a ton of "points", which you won't get unless you're already heavily invested in the site.
Pros and cons for sure.
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If StackOverflow started allowing tutorials, what would be the use in keeping CP around?
I rarely get Google hits for CP questions when looking for answers, and when I do they are usually not helpful. It's good for the articles, and I guess procrastinating in the lounge...
BTW, I am not trying to start any arguments or a site war, it's just the way I see it.
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musefan wrote: I rarely get Google hits for CP questions when looking for answers
I always start using the CP search field. That way I don't have to use StackOverflow (or Google) at all... 
And in the rare cases where you don't find what you need, you just go to QA and ask somebody to "Send codez pleeeezzze! It's urgetnz!" And voila! Bob's your uncle!
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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Johnny J. wrote: you just go to QA and ask somebody to "Send codez pleeeezzze! It's urgetnz!" And voila! Bob's your uncle!
Even if you don't get any replies. Simply writing the question helped me to get things sorted out : C# Discussion Boards[^] There wasn't even any shitstorm. 
That's about the only complaint I have here. It's really hard to get a decent shitstorm when you need one.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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CodeWraith wrote: It's really hard to get a decent shitstorm when you need one.
Paging @michael-martin ... 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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musefan wrote: what would be the use in keeping CP around?
Community! We're the smartest, nicest and most professional people around. Right? RIGHT???* And besides, I personally find the forums, article editor (though I only use it for pasting my content into the editor and minor touch-ups) to be well designed. Well, except for the Q&A forums, which I think are a horrible UX.
And frankly, while I could publish articles on other sites, CP has a professionalism that puts all the others to shame, IMHO.
* - I use SO for one-off things I don't want to memorize, I use CP for things I want to learn.
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Marc Clifton wrote: I use SO for one-off things I don't want to memorize, I use CP for things I want to learn
'zactly.
SO is for getting the one-liner you couldn't quite figure out. CP is for when you're actually interested in learning how things work.
If a developer only ever goes to SO...to me, that speaks volumes about him/her.
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Yeah, and that was my point... if SO starts doing those things that people are complaining about like tutorials (which are basically the same as articles) then CP won't have anything unique going for it.
I do agree that the articles are good on CP, but personally they are really the only useful thing for me. The Q&A only very rarely come up in my searches, and even then it's often not a useful answer.
Also, SO has "Documentation" now... it's not quite the same... yet, but it could well be in the long term.
I don't really know what point I am trying to make anymore... I guess just that CP should be thankful that SO has more strict rules on their questions
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Viva the friendly and always good humoured people at CodeProject, hurrah, hurrah ! 
(especially one who's name ends with Simmons)
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Yup, but I'm sure the good spirited guy at SlackOverflow got his help in the end as well - after his constructive and polite request...
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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And yet the comment attached to this is, I think, pertinent:
Quote: As much as people on SO come across as condescending pricks, they often have a point IMO. Also, it's often a case that people don't read the guidelines of how to even ask a question, and it's because of SOs stringent guidelines that the content on there is so useful.
9/10 noobs need to learn to use google better and to learn more by trial and error - seriously.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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True - but the most important comment/question has yet to be answered: "IS HE Eminem???"
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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