<p>Additionally, discussions can be held (sometimes) on so-called "community wiki" questions...</p>
<p>--<br>
Sent from my phone... a G2 running CM7 nightlies!</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jul 10, 2011 3:53 PM, "James Sumners" <<a href="mailto:james.sumners@gmail.com">james.sumners@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> "What did I do wrong? I know that this question haunts evolutionary<br>
> biologists, and I<br>> tried to start a dialog, rather than have a pertinent answer."<br>> <br>> All Stack sites derive from the original StackOverflow. In Joel's<br>> words, this is what a Stack site (of which only StackOverflow existed<br>
> at the time) is supposed to be[1]:<br>> <br>> "Every question in Stack Overflow is like the Wikipedia article for<br>> some extremely narrow, specific programming question. How do I enlarge<br>> a fizzbar without overwriting the user’s snibbit? This question should<br>
> only appear once in the site. Duplicates should be cleaned up quickly<br>> and redirected to the original question."<br>> <br>> You stated yourself, in the above quote, that you "tried to start a<br>
> dialog, rather than" ask for a specific answer. That is not what a<br>> Stack site is for, plain and simple. If you want to start a<br>> philosophical, or theological, discussion, then you need to ask<br>> elsewhere. Even if you are trying to start up some research into the<br>
> topic, ask elsewhere.<br>> <br>> Most "back and forth exchanges" should be taking place in the<br>> comments. And these exchanges should be trying to either A) get<br>> clarification of the question so that an answer can be written, B)<br>
> suggest a correction or add support to an answer, C) point out that<br>> the question is a duplicate. If you see some sort of exchange in the<br>> form of "Question > Answer > Response in Answer > Response in Answer ><br>
> ..." then you should report that question for moderation.<br>> <br>> [1] -- <a href="http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/09/15.html">http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/09/15.html</a><br>> <br>
> On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Cornelis van Dijk<br>> <<a href="mailto:cor.angela0@gmail.com">cor.angela0@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>>> This sounds like the guru on a mountaintop, dispensing responses to<br>
>> stupid questions from stinking mortals! By the way, I have seen back<br>>> and forth exchanges on that site. What was so different about my<br>>> question? Suppose I were to pose a question about the nature of dark<br>
>> matter (physics alright!) would there be a definitive answer? Or about<br>>> any direct evidence for the existence of neutrinos or gravitons? Or<br>>> the internal state of a black hole, just to keep it simple.<br>
>> Cor<br>> <br>> -- <br>> James Sumners<br>> <a href="http://james.roomfullofmirrors.com/">http://james.roomfullofmirrors.com/</a><br>> <br>> "All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts<br>
> pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it<br>> is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become<br>> drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted."<br>
> <br>> Missionaria Protectiva, Text QIV (decto)<br>> CH:D 59<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Ale mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:Ale@ale.org">Ale@ale.org</a><br>> <a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br>
> See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br>> <a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><br></div>