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"Asking questions puts a burden on the site..." Um...asking questions supports, rather than burdening, the site. A Q&A site without questions is tumbleweed city, as opposed to the massive advertising income generator SE is.

T.J. Crowder
– T.J. Crowder

2014-10-06 14:41:53 +00:00
Commented Oct 6, 2014 at 14:41
@T.J.Crowder: And the followup was: "It is a burden that most site members are willing to bear, because answering them provides a service that benefits the site...The record (on Stack Overflow anyway) shows that you ask FAR more than you answer." I also went on to discuss the pros and cons of the issue. So your comment takes my opening "out of context."

Tom Au
– Tom Au

2014-10-06 14:48:47 +00:00
Commented Oct 6, 2014 at 14:48
My point is that I disagree with the premise that asking is a burden in the first place, not whether it's an "okay" burden people are willing to put up with. Questions are valuable and encouraged.

T.J. Crowder
– T.J. Crowder

2014-10-06 15:06:47 +00:00
Commented Oct 6, 2014 at 15:06

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