ExcelForum.com vs StackOverflow.com

Hey Marvin :-)
Check out the stackoverflow Facts / info etc. ( if you can ever navigate and find that – I did a while back by chance, but after an hour of trying to find / navigate to it just now again I gave up !!! **** EDIT . see end : - found it and addede it later.. )

At stackoverflow:
_ Short quick answers.
_ As far as I can make out, no obvious structure , _.....
_.......- no organised Sub Forums list to browse through _.. ...
_.. ... Just a jumbled up list of mixed up subjects
_ Discouragement of anything that might lead to a discussion, or further the understanding _.. ....
_.. .... No interest in finding out why = no interest in learning
_.. Chat is banned / punished, so is any discussion.

_ No one ( is allowed ) to take the time to explain fully answers
_ No long informative Tips and Tutorials ( Or maybe there is but impossible to find or navigate to )
_ Seems no one keen to ( or allowed to ) share their great knowledge and wealth of experience.
_ No well informed Guys encouraging us to try out important stuff like Power Query

Originally Posted by AB33

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The rules on SF are very draconian than EF. ...not encouraging women.

_ No Women ( or at least not many there we know about ! ), ....._ ..
_... No ( Water Cooler _ ) Fun, No Community, No CHAT !!

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Originally Posted by MarvinP

They asked if we have the "Like" (thumbs up) feature so the best answers would filter to the top, and I said no. ..

I would say a Rep is better than a Like or quick Thumbs up. – You have the chance to add a quick qualifying message, remark , comment, ( question with it. ). ( Although I have nothing against a quick like button ), but filtering to the top in my opinion like Zbor said is a bit naff, in my opinion -, “if there is a discussion it should be in time order.” - but they (Stackoverflow) don’t want any discussions!!



In short, ... stackoverflow is confusingly diverse while at the same time restrictive .. ???

Originally Posted by MsLonglegs

Stack Overflow is primarily for coders.... formula based queries it's sometimes tough going. ...

Originally Posted by JBeaucaire

.. .the benefits of using the ExcelForum, benefits that would possibly be meaningless to power users.

Originally Posted by AB33

... The most talent, experienced and skilled IT professionals could be found on SF. ... the site comes top on Google search. .

Stackoverflow, in my opinion, is OK for a quick Google search for programmers. I am not sure I would want to “be” there, or “go” to the stackoverflow site ( What I mean is that I would rather get direct to a post there via Google )

This is the place to “be”, and I am pretty glad people like you ,Marvin, are here

Originally Posted by MarvinP

.... StackOverflow is for programmers trying to find better code.?

Stackoverflow is for programmers looking for a quick answer... Stackoverflow is something that pops up on a Google search for a quick bit of help on a code , and for that it is very good !!
But important : Do it like this: with Google( Only works with Google search thingy )

site:stackoverflow.com VBA Range Item Property

or

site:stackoverflow.com What you want

etc.... - and By The way this is the best way to search here:

site:excelforum.com Bollox

or https://www.excelforum.com/tips-and-...ed-search.html

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This Thread , which is very informative, interesting, helpful , revealing, (and fun ), would have been banned at Stackoverflow and we ( all the contributors to the Thread ) would have been banned !!! ( and probably the Women would have been burnt alive ! [:Joke:-):] )

Alan


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****Edit: I found the stackoverflow Facts bit again by accident: ( it is one of those things you only find when you are not looking for it )
http://stackoverflow.com/tour
http://stackoverflow.com/help
( I seem to have been awarded a “Badge” at SF, ... I have not got the slightest idea for what and from who or whatever.. - I only was there once, with that name ??? )






Edit a few days later...

I just started at Stack overflow.... I got this. “...Please avoid extended discussions in comments. Would you like to automatically move this discussion to chat? ...”... Hi Hi
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4...98339#42998339