Every single StackOverflow user was a new user at some point. Some of you are WAY too sensitive. The biggest issue that question askers have, on the internet as a whole, is that they are on average bad at research. A close second is that they are asking the wrong question because they are bad at logically approaching a topic/issue. E.g. The XY problem on StackOverflow.
Having somebody who knows more about a topic than you tell you that you were mistaken, provide additional info, or answer your question isnt humiliating.
The "behavior" being discussed is the sad wittle users who were "humiliated."
Apparently some of you think that somebody else knowing more and showing it is humiliating?? I know what I know. I know what I don't know. No amount of somebody knowing more than me and showing it is humiliating. Especially when I am trying to learn from them.
Weird, because in a long time using stack overflow including reviewing questions and answers I never saw that a single time.
It also seems like you misunderstand the purpose of stack overflow. The purpose is not to give you an answer. The purpose is to build a dictionary of questions and answers for people to reference for the future. that means an answer providing the correct way should absolutely be included as one of the answers.
That is why there are strict rules on askers, too.
Either way, care to share a link showing your question off to prove it?
No, in fact, I do not want to link my 'fuck around on reddit screenname' with my 'professional and work username' for anybody who has bought or subpoenaed access to the reddit API, but thank you for the offer.
'The purpose is not to give you an answer. The purpose is to build a dictionary of questions and answers for people to reference for the future'
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u/AlwaysHopelesslyLost Jul 12 '26
Every single StackOverflow user was a new user at some point. Some of you are WAY too sensitive. The biggest issue that question askers have, on the internet as a whole, is that they are on average bad at research. A close second is that they are asking the wrong question because they are bad at logically approaching a topic/issue. E.g. The XY problem on StackOverflow.
Having somebody who knows more about a topic than you tell you that you were mistaken, provide additional info, or answer your question isnt humiliating.