WHY STACK OVERFLOW?

Question

I read the "CONSIDER ASKING EF QUESTIONS ON STACK OVERFLOW" sticky post by Rowan Miller.  I wanted to reply to the post, but the site said I couldn't because it was locked.

I do not want to start a war about the pros and cons regarding stack overflow.  It has its uses.

However, I truly wonder why you are suggesting using it *instead* of this forum?

Time and again, I've run into stack overflow questions that were:

• Modified by moderator, not because of non-professional behavior, but simply because they didn't like the word "thanks", and the original author was not allowed to edit it back in.
• Closed by moderators due to the potential of "arguments" or had answers that referred to links that can go out of date (thereby making the whole question out of date after a period of time, not allowing people to update them).

I guess my point is that while external websites have their merits, I truly:

• Wish the sticky just referred the forum readers to other websites for possible alternative information instead of suggesting we go elsewhere, particularly to demure to a site governed by thought police.
• Hope that Microsoft keeps these forums active and does not intend to close them down and use stack overflow instead.  That would be a travesty.  (I've seen it happen to other forums, and we're much the lesser for it.  Thank goodness for the way back machine.)