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Great question! I'm not sure if it got answered in the AMA, but I am curious. For you personally, what do you think has changed that's made participation feel less motivating? What would make contributing feel more worthwhile for you today? what would make contributing to Stack Overflow feel more worthwhile for you today?EmmaBee– EmmaBee Staff2025-02-27 02:50:10 +00:00Commented Feb 27, 2025 at 2:50
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After 20k rep, there are no milestones (in terms of permissions) to achieve - some additional "goals" (yes even of no financial value) would provide the "carrot on a stick" to work towards. When I do answer, I often find a question gets closed as a dupe, but what it points to is "kinda sorta" the same, but not quite, and I feel the end user is sent on a quest trying to get the answer they actually need (this is a problem)... if I ask AI, "how do I do X, with Y, when Z" I get a very direct on point answer - I think this is what SO is now competing against... 1/2scunliffe– scunliffe2025-02-27 16:46:23 +00:00Commented Feb 27, 2025 at 16:46
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2/2 , enabling a higher signal to noise ratio for user's questions will be key to making the "question asker" happier, and the "answer provider" more engaged to provide answers.scunliffe– scunliffe2025-02-27 16:47:33 +00:00Commented Feb 27, 2025 at 16:47
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Off yeah. I am sure questions getting closed can be frustrating, especially when you do take the time to answer. If that were addressed, it could definitely make answering feel more rewarding. But you also brought up wanting more goals to work toward... if you could imagine some new, creative goals or milestones that don’t exist right now, what would they be? What kind of achievements or rewards would make you feel more motivated to get involved?EmmaBee– EmmaBee Staff2025-02-27 18:07:05 +00:00Commented Feb 27, 2025 at 18:07
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