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Not even trying to guess whether anyone of SE team have read this, I'd say they act like they agree with concerns expressed here. Let's see what happened after March '13 when this has been posted.

In the list below, dates that aren't linkified refer records in Recent feature changesRecent feature changes log. Text in small font is my comments:

  • 2014-07-01: Draft design for more aggressive auto-deletion published.
    Attempt to stop incentives for lousy answers to bad questions. Upvotes and accept from help vampire to stop guaranteeing rep from bad answers, dupe closures to stop this either.

  • 2014-06-06: Explicit close reason for questions seeking debugging help.
    Attempt to make it harder to post bad answers that merely translate compiler errors for help vampire.

  • 2014-05-27: On Stack Overflow, asking questions is now rate-limited to 1 per 90 minutes for users having less than 125 rep.
    Attempt to limit amount of low quality questions that attract bad answers.

  • 2014-05-13: Users with gold tag badge have binding votes to dupe close.
    Attempt to make it harder to post bad answers into blatant dupes of already answered questions.

  • 2014-05-13: Anti-Recidivism System Added.
    Attempt to limit askers of questions known to attract bad answers.

  • 2014-05-06: Users with a track record of poor questions or answers will now receive a warning when posting a new question or answer.
    Attempt to limit questions known to attract bad answers and users having history of posting bad answers.

  • 2014-04-22: The 10k flag queue has been removed. Not an Answer flags now feed into the Low Quality review queue.
    Attempt to involve 30,000 2Kers into deletion of bad answers.

  • 2014-03-142014-03-14: Crusade against link-only answers.
    Attempt to delete bad answers that are barely more than a link. Per my observations, it also looks like some time after that, SE team started running scripts that feed link-only answers (old and new ones) into Low Quality queue.

  • 2014-02-28: Crusade to burn down close queue.
    Attempt to limit questions known to attract bad answers.

  • 2013-07-24: Very Low Quality flags automatically add the flagged post to the Low Quality review queue.
    Attempt to involve 30,000 2Kers into deletion of bad answers.

  • 2013-07-02: Flags to close a question are no longer shown in the moderator only queue. Feed into common close queue instead.
    Attempt to get help from 20,000 3Kers in closing questions known to attract bad answers.

Over 10 actions in about a year, all look like trying to address concerns raised here. Not bad for a discussion that was initially shut down with 18 downvotes and closureinitially shut down with 18 downvotes and closure.

Not even trying to guess whether anyone of SE team have read this, I'd say they act like they agree with concerns expressed here. Let's see what happened after March '13 when this has been posted.

In the list below, dates that aren't linkified refer records in Recent feature changes log. Text in small font is my comments:

  • 2014-07-01: Draft design for more aggressive auto-deletion published.
    Attempt to stop incentives for lousy answers to bad questions. Upvotes and accept from help vampire to stop guaranteeing rep from bad answers, dupe closures to stop this either.

  • 2014-06-06: Explicit close reason for questions seeking debugging help.
    Attempt to make it harder to post bad answers that merely translate compiler errors for help vampire.

  • 2014-05-27: On Stack Overflow, asking questions is now rate-limited to 1 per 90 minutes for users having less than 125 rep.
    Attempt to limit amount of low quality questions that attract bad answers.

  • 2014-05-13: Users with gold tag badge have binding votes to dupe close.
    Attempt to make it harder to post bad answers into blatant dupes of already answered questions.

  • 2014-05-13: Anti-Recidivism System Added.
    Attempt to limit askers of questions known to attract bad answers.

  • 2014-05-06: Users with a track record of poor questions or answers will now receive a warning when posting a new question or answer.
    Attempt to limit questions known to attract bad answers and users having history of posting bad answers.

  • 2014-04-22: The 10k flag queue has been removed. Not an Answer flags now feed into the Low Quality review queue.
    Attempt to involve 30,000 2Kers into deletion of bad answers.

  • 2014-03-14: Crusade against link-only answers.
    Attempt to delete bad answers that are barely more than a link. Per my observations, it also looks like some time after that, SE team started running scripts that feed link-only answers (old and new ones) into Low Quality queue.

  • 2014-02-28: Crusade to burn down close queue.
    Attempt to limit questions known to attract bad answers.

  • 2013-07-24: Very Low Quality flags automatically add the flagged post to the Low Quality review queue.
    Attempt to involve 30,000 2Kers into deletion of bad answers.

  • 2013-07-02: Flags to close a question are no longer shown in the moderator only queue. Feed into common close queue instead.
    Attempt to get help from 20,000 3Kers in closing questions known to attract bad answers.

Over 10 actions in about a year, all look like trying to address concerns raised here. Not bad for a discussion that was initially shut down with 18 downvotes and closure.

Not even trying to guess whether anyone of SE team have read this, I'd say they act like they agree with concerns expressed here. Let's see what happened after March '13 when this has been posted.

In the list below, dates that aren't linkified refer records in Recent feature changes log. Text in small font is my comments:

  • 2014-07-01: Draft design for more aggressive auto-deletion published.
    Attempt to stop incentives for lousy answers to bad questions. Upvotes and accept from help vampire to stop guaranteeing rep from bad answers, dupe closures to stop this either.

  • 2014-06-06: Explicit close reason for questions seeking debugging help.
    Attempt to make it harder to post bad answers that merely translate compiler errors for help vampire.

  • 2014-05-27: On Stack Overflow, asking questions is now rate-limited to 1 per 90 minutes for users having less than 125 rep.
    Attempt to limit amount of low quality questions that attract bad answers.

  • 2014-05-13: Users with gold tag badge have binding votes to dupe close.
    Attempt to make it harder to post bad answers into blatant dupes of already answered questions.

  • 2014-05-13: Anti-Recidivism System Added.
    Attempt to limit askers of questions known to attract bad answers.

  • 2014-05-06: Users with a track record of poor questions or answers will now receive a warning when posting a new question or answer.
    Attempt to limit questions known to attract bad answers and users having history of posting bad answers.

  • 2014-04-22: The 10k flag queue has been removed. Not an Answer flags now feed into the Low Quality review queue.
    Attempt to involve 30,000 2Kers into deletion of bad answers.

  • 2014-03-14: Crusade against link-only answers.
    Attempt to delete bad answers that are barely more than a link. Per my observations, it also looks like some time after that, SE team started running scripts that feed link-only answers (old and new ones) into Low Quality queue.

  • 2014-02-28: Crusade to burn down close queue.
    Attempt to limit questions known to attract bad answers.

  • 2013-07-24: Very Low Quality flags automatically add the flagged post to the Low Quality review queue.
    Attempt to involve 30,000 2Kers into deletion of bad answers.

  • 2013-07-02: Flags to close a question are no longer shown in the moderator only queue. Feed into common close queue instead.
    Attempt to get help from 20,000 3Kers in closing questions known to attract bad answers.

Over 10 actions in about a year, all look like trying to address concerns raised here. Not bad for a discussion that was initially shut down with 18 downvotes and closure.

replaced http://meta.stackoverflow.com/ with https://meta.stackoverflow.com/
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Not even trying to guess whether anyone of SE team have read this, I'd say they act like they agree with concerns expressed here. Let's see what happened after March '13 when this has been posted.

In the list below, dates that aren't linkified refer records in Recent feature changes log. Text in small font is my comments:

  • 2014-07-012014-07-01: Draft design for more aggressive auto-deletion published.
    Attempt to stop incentives for lousy answers to bad questions. Upvotes and accept from help vampire to stop guaranteeing rep from bad answers, dupe closures to stop this either.

  • 2014-06-062014-06-06: Explicit close reason for questions seeking debugging help.
    Attempt to make it harder to post bad answers that merely translate compiler errors for help vampire.

  • 2014-05-27: On Stack Overflow, asking questions is now rate-limited to 1 per 90 minutes for users having less than 125 rep.
    Attempt to limit amount of low quality questions that attract bad answers.

  • 2014-05-13: Users with gold tag badge have binding votes to dupe close.
    Attempt to make it harder to post bad answers into blatant dupes of already answered questions.

  • 2014-05-13: Anti-Recidivism System Added.
    Attempt to limit askers of questions known to attract bad answers.

  • 2014-05-06: Users with a track record of poor questions or answers will now receive a warning when posting a new question or answer.
    Attempt to limit questions known to attract bad answers and users having history of posting bad answers.

  • 2014-04-22: The 10k flag queue has been removed. Not an Answer flags now feed into the Low Quality review queue.
    Attempt to involve 30,000 2Kers into deletion of bad answers.

  • 2014-03-14: Crusade against link-only answers.
    Attempt to delete bad answers that are barely more than a link. Per my observations, it also looks like some time after that, SE team started running scripts that feed link-only answers (old and new ones) into Low Quality queue.

  • 2014-02-282014-02-28: Crusade to burn down close queue.
    Attempt to limit questions known to attract bad answers.

  • 2013-07-24: Very Low Quality flags automatically add the flagged post to the Low Quality review queue.
    Attempt to involve 30,000 2Kers into deletion of bad answers.

  • 2013-07-02: Flags to close a question are no longer shown in the moderator only queue. Feed into common close queue instead.
    Attempt to get help from 20,000 3Kers in closing questions known to attract bad answers.

Over 10 actions in about a year, all look like trying to address concerns raised here. Not bad for a discussion that was initially shut down with 18 downvotes and closure.

Not even trying to guess whether anyone of SE team have read this, I'd say they act like they agree with concerns expressed here. Let's see what happened after March '13 when this has been posted.

In the list below, dates that aren't linkified refer records in Recent feature changes log. Text in small font is my comments:

  • 2014-07-01: Draft design for more aggressive auto-deletion published.
    Attempt to stop incentives for lousy answers to bad questions. Upvotes and accept from help vampire to stop guaranteeing rep from bad answers, dupe closures to stop this either.

  • 2014-06-06: Explicit close reason for questions seeking debugging help.
    Attempt to make it harder to post bad answers that merely translate compiler errors for help vampire.

  • 2014-05-27: On Stack Overflow, asking questions is now rate-limited to 1 per 90 minutes for users having less than 125 rep.
    Attempt to limit amount of low quality questions that attract bad answers.

  • 2014-05-13: Users with gold tag badge have binding votes to dupe close.
    Attempt to make it harder to post bad answers into blatant dupes of already answered questions.

  • 2014-05-13: Anti-Recidivism System Added.
    Attempt to limit askers of questions known to attract bad answers.

  • 2014-05-06: Users with a track record of poor questions or answers will now receive a warning when posting a new question or answer.
    Attempt to limit questions known to attract bad answers and users having history of posting bad answers.

  • 2014-04-22: The 10k flag queue has been removed. Not an Answer flags now feed into the Low Quality review queue.
    Attempt to involve 30,000 2Kers into deletion of bad answers.

  • 2014-03-14: Crusade against link-only answers.
    Attempt to delete bad answers that are barely more than a link. Per my observations, it also looks like some time after that, SE team started running scripts that feed link-only answers (old and new ones) into Low Quality queue.

  • 2014-02-28: Crusade to burn down close queue.
    Attempt to limit questions known to attract bad answers.

  • 2013-07-24: Very Low Quality flags automatically add the flagged post to the Low Quality review queue.
    Attempt to involve 30,000 2Kers into deletion of bad answers.

  • 2013-07-02: Flags to close a question are no longer shown in the moderator only queue. Feed into common close queue instead.
    Attempt to get help from 20,000 3Kers in closing questions known to attract bad answers.

Over 10 actions in about a year, all look like trying to address concerns raised here. Not bad for a discussion that was initially shut down with 18 downvotes and closure.

Not even trying to guess whether anyone of SE team have read this, I'd say they act like they agree with concerns expressed here. Let's see what happened after March '13 when this has been posted.

In the list below, dates that aren't linkified refer records in Recent feature changes log. Text in small font is my comments:

  • 2014-07-01: Draft design for more aggressive auto-deletion published.
    Attempt to stop incentives for lousy answers to bad questions. Upvotes and accept from help vampire to stop guaranteeing rep from bad answers, dupe closures to stop this either.

  • 2014-06-06: Explicit close reason for questions seeking debugging help.
    Attempt to make it harder to post bad answers that merely translate compiler errors for help vampire.

  • 2014-05-27: On Stack Overflow, asking questions is now rate-limited to 1 per 90 minutes for users having less than 125 rep.
    Attempt to limit amount of low quality questions that attract bad answers.

  • 2014-05-13: Users with gold tag badge have binding votes to dupe close.
    Attempt to make it harder to post bad answers into blatant dupes of already answered questions.

  • 2014-05-13: Anti-Recidivism System Added.
    Attempt to limit askers of questions known to attract bad answers.

  • 2014-05-06: Users with a track record of poor questions or answers will now receive a warning when posting a new question or answer.
    Attempt to limit questions known to attract bad answers and users having history of posting bad answers.

  • 2014-04-22: The 10k flag queue has been removed. Not an Answer flags now feed into the Low Quality review queue.
    Attempt to involve 30,000 2Kers into deletion of bad answers.

  • 2014-03-14: Crusade against link-only answers.
    Attempt to delete bad answers that are barely more than a link. Per my observations, it also looks like some time after that, SE team started running scripts that feed link-only answers (old and new ones) into Low Quality queue.

  • 2014-02-28: Crusade to burn down close queue.
    Attempt to limit questions known to attract bad answers.

  • 2013-07-24: Very Low Quality flags automatically add the flagged post to the Low Quality review queue.
    Attempt to involve 30,000 2Kers into deletion of bad answers.

  • 2013-07-02: Flags to close a question are no longer shown in the moderator only queue. Feed into common close queue instead.
    Attempt to get help from 20,000 3Kers in closing questions known to attract bad answers.

Over 10 actions in about a year, all look like trying to address concerns raised here. Not bad for a discussion that was initially shut down with 18 downvotes and closure.

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Not even trying to guess whether anyone of SE team have read this, I'd say they act like they agree with concerns expressed here. Let's see what happened after March '13 when this has been posted.

In the list below, dates that aren't linkified refer records in Recent feature changes log. Text in small font is my comments:

  • 2014-07-01: Draft design for more aggressive auto-deletion published.
    Attempt to stop incentives for lousy answers to bad questions. Upvotes and accept from help vampire to stop guaranteeing rep from bad answers, dupe closures to stop this either.

  • 2014-06-06: Explicit close reason for questions seeking debugging help.
    Attempt to make it harder to post bad answers that merely translate compiler errors for help vampire.

  • 2014-05-27: On Stack Overflow, asking questions is now rate-limited to 1 per 90 minutes for users having less than 125 rep.
    Attempt to limit amount of low quality questions that attract bad answers.

  • 2014-05-13: Users with gold tag badge have binding votes to dupe close.
    Attempt to make it harder to post bad answers into blatant dupes of already answered questions.

  • 2014-05-13: Anti-Recidivism System Added.
    Attempt to limit askers of questions known to attract bad answers.

  • 2014-05-06: Users with a track record of poor questions or answers will now receive a warning when posting a new question or answer.
    Attempt to limit questions known to attract bad answers and users having history of posting bad answers.

  • 2014-04-22: The 10k flag queue has been removed. Not an Answer flags now feed into the Low Quality review queue.
    Attempt to involve 30,000 2Kers into deletion of bad answers.

  • 2014-03-14: Crusade against link-only answers.
    Attempt to delete bad answers that are barely more than a link. Per my observations, it also looks like some time after that, SE team started running scripts that feed link-only answers (old and new ones) into Low Quality queue.

  • 2014-02-28: Crusade to burn down close queue.
    Attempt to limit questions known to attract bad answers.

  • 2013-07-24: Very Low Quality flags automatically add the flagged post to the Low Quality review queue.
    Attempt to involve 30,000 2Kers into deletion of bad answers.

  • 2013-07-02: Flags to close a question are no longer shown in the moderator only queue. Feed into common close queue instead.
    Attempt to get help from 20,000 3Kers in closing questions known to attract bad answers.

Over 10 actions in about a year, all look like trying to address concerns raised here. Not bad for a discussion that was initially shut down with 18 downvotes and closure.