I would like to address one point I noticed in quite a few prior answers here:
- conceptual question on software development, why wouldn't I ask it on Stack Overflow... 1
- On StackOverflow, many questions that are not in the prohibited categories... 2
- there is considerable overlap between Stack Overflow and programmers... 3
- those questions are valuable and interesting..., and happily go on using StackOverflow... 4
Yeah you guys brag so much about how easier it is to pass through at Stack Overflow.
What you probably don't consider is that huge backlog in close votes queue makes (currently makes) close voting at SO somewhat... random, compared to systematic effort you see at Programmers.
- I hate to be the one to tell you, but don't expect this to last forever...
I think it will be very interesting to see what happens in about 21 months from now, when mentioned backlog is expected to be cleared.
- One can probably get an idea of how it would feel like by observing current effort to Close all the typo questions. Watching their "live backlog" makes a strong impression: dozens of questions getting closed and deleted daily with ease, and don't forget that only a small percentage of about 10 thousands SO close-voters participate!
When close votes backlog is finally cleared, expect close votes processing to get to the pace at which other SO reviews are dealt with (think about something like 10x faster than at Programmers).
What would you guys say when it will become only a matter of few minutes between first close vote / flag and question closure at Stack Overflow?
If (when) that happens to your favorite "conceptual" questions at SO (as it happens already 1, 2 - just not that frequently), please don't forget to get back here and tell us again if it's that easy to pass at SO.
