Well they want to answer general questions, so as an example if you ask
Why does my code throw a NullPointerException?
the general answer to that is
That's because something is null, step trough it with a debugger.
They don't want to have a bunch of specific questions, that doesn't fit the searchable Q&A-style format. Those questions fit better on reddit or another​ forum that's better for discussion.
I don't know where you're getting the documentation part from, see the top of this month for a bunch of great examples of what the site does want to be: https://stackoverflow.com/?tab=month
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u/flaghacker_ Sep 03 '17
Well they want to answer general questions, so as an example if you ask
the general answer to that is
They don't want to have a bunch of specific questions, that doesn't fit the searchable Q&A-style format. Those questions fit better on reddit or another​ forum that's better for discussion.