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> the biggest problem with Q&A sites before SO - outdated information Post a new answer.

> the biggest problem with Q&A sites before SO - outdated information Post a new answer. > ownership over their questions As long as my name is attached to a Q|A, and my reputation is the one that is affected by its up and downvotes, I feel I have the right to control what the Q|A says. > dislike the rules or the way the site works I like the site's premise: Contribute questions and/or answers, and earn reputation if the community judges them to be good. What I don't like is that other people can affect my reputation by changing what I said. It's even more distasteful if the one who asked the question has also posted an answer. If the question wasn't clear, the first thing one should do is ask the OP to clarify. Only if the OP for some reason can't (e.g., if his English skills are lacking), then could the question be edited by a third party.

Posted by catnaroek on Jul 7, 2015, 5:54 PM

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> the biggest problem with Q&A sites before SO - outdated information Post a new answer.

catnaroekJul 7, 2015, 5:54 PM

> the biggest problem with Q&A sites before SO - outdated information Post a new answer. > ownership over their questions As long as my name is attached to a Q|A, and my reputation is the one that is affected by its up and downvotes, I feel I have the right to control what the Q|A says. > dislike the rules or the way the site works I like the site's premise: Contribute questions and/or answers, and earn reputation if the community judges them to be good. What I don't like is that other people can affect my reputation by changing what I said. It's even more distasteful if the one who asked the question has also posted an answer. If the question wasn't clear, the first thing one should do is ask the OP to clarify. Only if the OP for some reason can't (e.g., if his English skills are lacking), then could the question be edited by a third party.

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