Today someone asked in a comment on an off-topic question which is now on hold:
Is Stack Over Flow not a forum?
See the comment on the original question.
So, someone please explain, "what is Stack Overflow?"
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3The canonical is Are Stack Exchange sites forums?. There is also Would you recommend Stack Exchange sites vs. other types of fora? (sort of canonical wrt. to open-forum discussion vs. deliberative assembly)Peter Mortensen– Peter Mortensen2022-01-27 10:53:53 +00:00Commented Jan 27, 2022 at 10:53
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Read the help→tour:
Stack Overflow is a question and answer site for professional and enthusiast programmers.
The only point it mentions forum is here:
This site is all about getting answers. It's not a discussion forum. There's no chit-chat.
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33@daCoda Stackoverflow is not intended to teach you basic concepts. That's what books, Google and tutorials are for. Asking on SO is not something that should be done lightly.dandan78– dandan782015-05-20 06:59:04 +00:00Commented May 20, 2015 at 6:59
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7The funny thing is that discussion is still a wickedly important tool to ensure that both questions and answers are correct and complete.Gimby– Gimby2015-05-20 15:02:43 +00:00Commented May 20, 2015 at 15:02
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2@dandan78 In that case, I guess the question is as important as the answers in SO.daCoda– daCoda2015-05-20 23:10:28 +00:00Commented May 20, 2015 at 23:10
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8@Gimby Which is why comments exist, but as second-class entities.JAB– JAB2016-06-06 21:55:12 +00:00Commented Jun 6, 2016 at 21:55