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Why is there so much focus on low-quality questions at-large?
Stack Overflow is so large that it is not possible for any single person to read even the titles of every question posted there on a given day, let alone all of the questions. However, Server Fault, ...
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Why is there so much focus on low-quality questions at-large?
In very short words: SF is a site for professional system administrators exclusively and we don't want non-professional questions. Low quality questions are by definition non-professional.
This is a ...
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Why is there so much focus on low-quality questions at-large?
where we came in?
There is always a focus on quality not just at election time, SE is supposed to be a repository of high quality Q&A.
Perhaps I am missing some relevant history.
Yes, lots, ...
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Are we professionals or...?
No, Server Fault is no longer for professionals it is for professional quality questions.
That many, if not most people asking questions fail even, to make that standard is regrettable.
It is ...
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Are we professionals or...?
As the moderator concerned, on occasion I let the community do their part too...
You, and everybody else with sufficient reputation in the community, can cast close votes and should do so when you ...
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Are we professionals or...?
My actual question is: what can we do more about this kind of things in order to improve the quality of the website? It does not look like voting and trying to close questions is enough but rather ...
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Are we professionals or...?
Not again, please. This has been discussed ad nauseam and really will lead nowhere. There are different views of what SF should be and what the target audience should be, most importantly between a ...
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