Fesshole š§»On Linux forums I, a woman, would get ignored and disrespected. These days I ask my question, then switch to a fake account to give a completely wrong answer, then switch back again to thank them and praise their Linux knowledge. The experts show up right away. Sorted.
chronophage@fesshole Same with StackOverflow - that site is toxic. For all the complaints about AI - it gives me better results without the blatant misogyny. Not least - no mansplaining to me why my question is wrong. I will not miss its demise.
Bee O'Problem 
@chronovore @fesshole that's what drives me crazy about SO
At its start it was really helpful. But then the site gradually became less about Q&A and more about going for points and e-peen measuring. Way too many questions end up "why are you doing that" or having the highest voted answer being flagrantly wrong
Still it's nominally better than the before times where searching a question turned up forum threads with no answer, elitist flaming, "fixed it" or paywalled Experts Exchange links.
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is a Green@richlv @beeoproblem @chronovore @fesshole
On ask Ubuntu, the highest rated answer is often out if date, but it can sometimes be a useful hint on how to search further.
@richlv @chronovore @fesshole example I ran into today was an answer to a question "misunderstanding of before in cypress." Person is visiting a page in a (before) call, first test passes others fail with a blank page.
Top answer "you are trying one test per command" which is an architectural decision unrelated to the question
Actual, correct answer "you have test isolation turned on"
I don't keep a list of encounters but it's something I run into often enough to remember as a "thing"
Xdej@richlv
It happens every three questions in my biaised set of programming stackexchange questions I stumble on.
@beeoproblem @chronovore @fesshole
It happens every three questions in my biaised set of programming stackexchange questions I stumble on.
@beeoproblem @chronovore @fesshole
Passwordsarehard4@beeoproblem @chronovore @fesshole I always hated finding someone with the exact problem I had, on the exact components, running the exact programs. Then after reading 83 responses they post again ānever mind, fixed itā archived from 2 years before.
@passwordsarehard4 @chronovore @fesshole I wish I could reach through the internet, grab them by the shoulders and just tell "HOW?!??!? WHY DIDN'T YOU POST HOW?!?!"
Chaucerburnt@beeoproblem @chronovore @fesshole my first encounter with SO, somebody had already asked the question I had, but the accepted answer had a major bug.
I didn't have the karma to comment on that answer, so I posted my own "answer" just noting what the bug was and how to fix it. Some asshole immediately told me off for not doing it in a comment, and then when I pointed that I couldn't, for not karma farming until I was able to comment.
I've had many better interactions on SO since but that stuck in the mind. Wiki is getting like that too.