Timeline for A "friends list" on Stack Overflow would be nice
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| Jul 13, 2012 at 18:20 | comment | added | ForceMagic | @TheGuyWhoDisagreesWithYou Yes I did understood, thanks for further explanation anyways. The Establishment provided usefull links that I have read. | |
| Jul 12, 2012 at 2:01 | comment | added | Justin Morgan | I'm not sure if you understood what Martin meant: On MetaSO, downvotes don't have the same meaning as they do on the main Stack Overflow site. They just mean "I disagree". They don't mean your answer was poor quality. You lose points for them, but points on Meta are basically meaningless. Reputation on SO aims to be (more or less) some indication that you're good at programming. | |
| Apr 16, 2012 at 8:21 | comment | added | Cody Gray | That basically is the answer. SO is not a social networking site, and the veteran users (including myself) will abandon it entirely if it starts adding social networking features. Many of the developers are on record saying that this will never happen. And yes, Meta has a bit lighter tone than the main site. I think what you're interpreting as "hateful" is merely done in jest and fun. Sorry you've had a bad experience on Meta. You might find the answers to this question useful. | |
| Apr 16, 2012 at 8:19 | comment | added | ForceMagic | @TheEstablishment I did read the FAQ and thank you for your link. Maybe I mixed two things together in my comment, but my overall appreciation of Meta is low right now. Reading answers like "Repeat after me: SO is not a social networking site." and see 88 up votes while I found this arrogant and not bringing anything new or interesting in the conversation make me sad. And believe me, I've seen worse. Since it is not the place for comment like I am doing right now, yes it will be my last one. | |
| Apr 16, 2012 at 8:04 | comment | added | Cody Gray | Also, strongly consider reading the FAQ before complaining about others' behavior. | |
| Apr 16, 2012 at 8:03 | comment | added | Cody Gray | First you complain that someone downvoted you without providing an explanation, then you complain that there are so many sarcastic or hateful answers to people who share their opinions. Which is it? I downvoted this because I completely disagree with your suggestions. I didn't leave a comment because it's a waste of time: other answers to this question make precisely the same point as well as I could. I also disagree with the reasons you cited that this would be desirable. No one said you posted the answer in the wrong place. I would have certainly added a comment were that the case. | |
| Apr 16, 2012 at 7:59 | comment | added | Martin Smith | Downvotes on meta can just mean people disagree with the proposal rather than anything about the quality of the answer. | |
| Apr 16, 2012 at 7:52 | comment | added | ForceMagic | @WhoEverDownVoteMe I would like to know your opinion. Why do you think my post is not useful or bad? I took time to read everyone and provide a clean and as well-written answer given that English is not my native language. I believe my answers are worth reading for further discussion or to improve the community. I try to provide suggestions and reasons to improve my answer quality. Tell me if I am wrong but I thought Meta was the place for suggesting improvement or discussing about features. Why there are so many sarcastic or even hateful answers to people that takes time to share their ideas? | |
| Apr 16, 2012 at 7:33 | history | answered | ForceMagic | CC BY-SA 3.0 |