Where is Stack Overflow on Area 51?
Usually, when you head to search and type something like EL&U (I wanted to check the stats), it pops up. But when I search Stack Overflow, nothing comes up. Why is this?
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5Short version: it predates Area 51, just like a few other sites (e.g. SuperUser). Long version: there's probably a duplicate ...– Glorfindel ModJan 5, 2019 at 12:00
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5Stack Overflow never went through Area 51.– reneJan 5, 2019 at 12:02
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@Glorfindel dupe?– LordologyJan 5, 2019 at 12:02
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2related: meta.stackexchange.com/questions/54069/…– reneJan 5, 2019 at 12:05
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Since the question ask for commun stats, information on all SE site can be found at data.stackexchange.com– intikaJan 21, 2020 at 21:23
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Since I can't find a duplicate: Area 51 was created after the trilogy (Stack Overflow, Super User and Server Fault) split. Also, this site, Meta Stack Exchange existed back then as Meta Stack Overflow.
The first site to launch from Area 51 was Web Applications (it's at the bottom of this page with launched proposals). Other Q&A sites without a matching Area 51 proposal (for various reasons) are:
answered Jan 5, 2019 at 12:10
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There is a fuller list/duplicate here: meta.stackexchange.com/q/284184/377214 Jan 21, 2020 at 21:50