The problem with the Stackexchange model, as I’ve experienced it, is that there are a lot of questions that are the equivalent of “Who is the best X-Man?” (Nightcrawler) and that the competitive structure forces unpopular or unorthodox, but still correct, answers to the wayside. In addition, the focus on not repeating questions (“dupe”, “already answered here”, etc…) means that subtle differences in situations, along with users who are perhaps using non-perfect grammar and vocabulary, get ignored in favor of a preferred “canonical” answer.
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