Comments on: Stack Overflow http://www.elphin.com/2008/09/stack-overflow/ Making fine software since 1998 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:32:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Alex Tingle http://www.elphin.com/2008/09/stack-overflow/comment-page-1/#comment-466 Alex Tingle Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:57:48 +0000 http://blog.dixo.net/?p=205#comment-466 I predict that it will end in tears. This kind of self-moderation system has been tried (and failed) many times in the past. Trolls who want to cause trouble tend to have far more energy than casual users. Eventually troublemakers get all the reputation/mojo/whatever and they *they* can start deleting genuine users' posts and reinforcing each other's reputations. I predict that it will end in tears. This kind of self-moderation system has been tried (and failed) many times in the past.

Trolls who want to cause trouble tend to have far more energy than casual users. Eventually troublemakers get all the reputation/mojo/whatever and they *they* can start deleting genuine users’ posts and reinforcing each other’s reputations.

]]> By: Steve http://www.elphin.com/2008/09/stack-overflow/comment-page-1/#comment-467 Steve Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:49:21 +0000 http://blog.dixo.net/?p=205#comment-467 I've been playing with it for a couple of weeks. My questions got some good, quick responses. It shows promise as a general developer reference. I recommend the podcast by Jeff (Coding Horror) and Joel (on Software) to understand the thinking behind the site I’ve been playing with it for a couple of weeks. My questions got some good, quick responses. It shows promise as a general developer reference.

I recommend the podcast by Jeff (Coding Horror) and Joel (on Software) to understand the thinking behind the site

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