Timeline for Are "hidden features" questions allowed in super user?
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| May 23, 2017 at 12:39 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
replaced http://stackoverflow.com/ with https://stackoverflow.com/
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| Jul 22, 2010 at 18:03 | history | migrated | from meta.stackexchange.com (revisions) | ||
| Jun 15, 2010 at 16:02 | comment | added | Shog9 | @Binoj: I recently wanted my shovel to be a hammer, as I was driving in a post and badly needed a hammer. However, repeatedly hammering on the post with this spade did little to accomplish my goals, and nothing at all to change the nature of the implement. Eventually, I realized my mistake and walked back to the house to get a hammer. The Swiss Army knife is a fun gimmick, but sometimes you need a tool built for a specific purpose; the jack of all trades is the master of none... | |
| Jun 15, 2010 at 11:37 | comment | added | Binoj Antony | @Shog, I have a dream I want to see SO grow beyond just Q & A, in effect change its nature. As for Armageddon {which I loved btw} I look beyond it to the federation | |
| Jun 14, 2010 at 14:32 | comment | added | Shog9 | @Binoj: I did know those three things. I knew them because the topics interest me and so in the past I've spent free time reading books, articles and discussions on them. I'm not saying you must learn only via Q&A - that would be silly! However, Stack Overflow is a Q&A website: therefore, it's just as silly to use it in a way contrary to this nature, especially when there are plenty of good sites dedicated to hosting tips and tricks, discussion, and full articles on these topics. As for Armageddon... | |
| Jun 14, 2010 at 8:52 | comment | added | Binoj Antony |
@Shog, other than asking questions I have found SO to be a good place to learn things, I am guessing from your answer that you did not know all three, and if learning 3 new things did not make sense to you and was besides the point then whats the point! You seem to imply that you come to SO just to find answers to the specific questions you ask, and nothing else. How about the simple attitude of hey I learnt that something like this can be done, maybe I can use this when need arises, take it easy, lighten up, its not Armageddon.
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| Jun 14, 2010 at 6:58 | comment | added | Shog9 | @Binoj: yeah, but again that's beside the point - those work better as answers to specific questions. If I need to make my labels work properly, I'm not going to search for "Hidden features of HTML"! (incidentally, it's sorta sad that two of the top-voted answers violate the conditions set forth by the question...) | |
| Jun 14, 2010 at 5:21 | comment | added | Binoj Antony | Well, still none of you have commented on whether you learnt something new by reading that page or not.. | |
| Jun 14, 2010 at 5:10 | comment | added | Binoj Antony | @Shog, I meant top3 voted questions, 1.protocol-independent absolute, 2. label for and 3. contenteditable=true. U knew all three of these? | |
| Jun 11, 2010 at 16:52 | comment | added | Shog9 | @Binoj: you didn't know about DOCTYPE, meta-refresh and fieldset? Hmmm... Even if that's the case, surely these would be better as answers to specific questions: "How can I control how my document [is validated|quirks mode]?", "How can I cause a page to refresh without using script or HTTP headers?", "How can I improve accessibility for dense forms?", etc... | |
| Jun 11, 2010 at 15:46 | comment | added | Aarobot | This same argument could be used for any open-ended question. If somebody has a great "tip", they would be doing the community a far greater service by creating a self-answered question tailored specifically to the problem said protip solves instead of chucking it in the middle of a "hidden features" poll. The former is specific, maintains the Q&A format, and is far more useful in a search. | |
| Jun 11, 2010 at 13:45 | comment | added | Gnome | I use several resources for programming discussion, but that doesn't mean SO must be one of them. Q&A sites should have questions and answers. | |
| Jun 11, 2010 at 12:52 | history | answered | Binoj Antony | CC BY-SA 2.5 |