The site should be made newbie-friendly
Or, rather, question-friendly.
I realize that such a blunt suggestion is likely to be met with immediate backlash, from all sides.
But please hear me out.
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I had the exact same experience. First, I tried to ask a question and couldn’t for some reason (it was ~10 years ago). Then in an attempt to gain points that would allow me to ask questions (I think that was my issue) I kept getting rejected.
At the time I was active on Experts Exchange but, they were moving to a paid model. I thought I could find community on SO. You’re right it does feel like a slap in the face. I hate all of Stack because of SO.
@DigitalHello @kambusha
I had the exact same experience. First, I tried to ask a question and couldn’t for some reason (it was ~10 years ago). Then in an attempt to gain points that would allow me to ask questions (I think that was my issue) I kept getting rejected.
At the time I was active on Experts Exchange but, they were moving to a paid model. I thought I could find community on SO. You’re right it does feel like a slap in the face. I hate all of Stack because of SO.