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List:       openjdk-openjfx-dev
Subject:    Re: Gitter chat + StackOverflow [was: Concatenating transforms to scale positions but not objects]
From:       AmnoJeeuw <amnojeeuw () gmail ! com>
Date:       2019-08-24 21:15:01
Message-ID: ca91cb69-bf08-69c9-56a4-c8853cf69038 () gmail ! com
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Most people I know have given up StackOverflow. I, myself, have not 
posted a question for a very long time.

On 2019-08-13 6:43 a.m., John-Val Rose wrote:
> I've all but given up on StackOverflow.
> 
> It seems to be a haven for trolls or control freaks who deem perfectly reasonable \
> questions as off-topic or inappropriate whereby the question then gets put on hold \
> and can't be answered. 
> It's ridiculous and makes the forum almost unusable.
> 
> Some people enjoy the power they have to make this happen and have no interest in \
> helping you or assisting in having your question answered. 
> Sad.
> 
> > On 13 Aug 2019, at 20:34, Mark Raynsford <org.openjdk@io7m.com> wrote:
> > 
> > On 2019-08-12T14:25:37 +0100
> > Mark Raynsford <org.openjdk@io7m.com> wrote:
> > > Hello!
> > > 
> > > Here's the StackOverflow question:
> > > 
> > > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/57461988/using-an-alternate-coordinate-system-inside-a-pane-or-region
> > > 
> > And, right on cue, the question has been marked as "off-topic".
> > 
> > I don't believe that StackOverflow is suitable for general community
> > support. At least half of the interactions I have had with it have ended
> > similarly.
> > 
> > Thanks, Michael, for attempting to respond on StackOverflow.
> > Unfortunately, the somewhat rabid moderators have decided that my
> > question isn't worth asking and that your response isn't worth
> > listening to. Sadness.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Mark Raynsford | http://www.io7m.com
> > 

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