Den 2019-10-17 kl. 19:26, skrev Mark Rotteveel mark@...
[Firebird-general]:

>
> Stack Overflow doesn't support discussions, although you can sometimes
> get away with it in the comments. However comments are primarily for
> asking for clarification, and if you use comments for long discussions,
> moderators may delete them and issue warnings, and in really bad cases
> even (temporarily) ban you. So while for simple question -> answer,
> Stack Overflow will work, it is really unsuitable for troubleshooting
> like question -> ask for clarification -> more information -> try to do
> this -> doesn't work -> try this -> etc.
>
> Mark
>

I don't agree. The vast majority of threads in firebird-support group
are questions that are answered. Admittedly often after a few follow-up
questions and clarifications and additional information from the thread
starter. But this is exactly the purpose of Stack Overflow's comment
feature: to request additional info and clarifications from the person
asking the question. And it works extremely well!

Stack Overflow would have the added benefit of making Firebird more visible.

I agree that dev groups do not belong in Stack Overflow, but I do think
that all peer support should be moved there.

Regards,
Kjell



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