[ale] OT

[Cornelis van Dijk]

Thanks for the information. I guess I was misled by the "exchange" part.
Why call it an "exchange" if it is basically one-way traffic?
Cor


On 7/10/11, James Sumners <james.sumners at gmail.com> wrote:
> "What did I do wrong? I know that this question haunts evolutionary
> biologists, and I
> tried to start a dialog, rather than have a pertinent answer."
>
> All Stack sites derive from the original StackOverflow. In Joel's
> words, this is what a Stack site (of which only StackOverflow existed
> at the time) is supposed to be[1]:
>
> "Every question in Stack Overflow is like the Wikipedia article for
> some extremely narrow, specific programming question. How do I enlarge
> a fizzbar without overwriting the user’s snibbit? This question should
> only appear once in the site. Duplicates should be cleaned up quickly
> and redirected to the original question."
>
> You stated yourself, in the above quote, that you "tried to start a
> dialog, rather than" ask for a specific answer. That is not what a
> Stack site is for, plain and simple. If you want to start a
> philosophical, or theological, discussion, then you need to ask
> elsewhere. Even if you are trying to start up some research into the
> topic, ask elsewhere.
>
> Most "back and forth exchanges" should be taking place in the
> comments. And these exchanges should be trying to either A) get
> clarification of the question so that an answer can be written, B)
> suggest a correction or add support to an answer, C) point out that
> the question is a duplicate. If you see some sort of exchange in the
> form of "Question > Answer > Response in Answer > Response in Answer >
> ..." then you should report that question for moderation.
>
> [1] -- http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/09/15.html
>
> On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Cornelis van Dijk
> <cor.angela0 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> This sounds like the guru on a mountaintop, dispensing responses to
>> stupid questions from stinking mortals! By the way, I have seen back
>> and forth exchanges on that site. What was so different about my
>> question? Suppose I were to pose a question about the nature of dark
>> matter (physics alright!) would there be a definitive answer? Or about
>> any direct evidence for the existence of neutrinos or gravitons? Or
>> the internal state of a black hole, just to keep it simple.
>> Cor
>
> --
> James Sumners
> http://james.roomfullofmirrors.com/
>
> "All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts
> pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it
> is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become
> drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted."
>
> Missionaria Protectiva, Text QIV (decto)
> CH:D 59
>
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