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Stack Overflow in freefall: 78 percent drop in number of questions
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this post was submitted on 08 Jan 2026
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Nobody here is suggesting for you to use Yahoo Answers.
I'm just using it as an example of what a Q&A site with inadequate moderation looks like. If you can't see that then I don't think we're going to see eye to eye no matter how long this discussion continues.
Okay? But why? StackOverflow's moderation is inadequate as well.
By "inadequate" I don't mean having room for improvement. I mean: lacking, weak, light-handed. By that definition, SO's moderation is if anything, overdone, not inadequate. Personally, I love it as a technical resource, even if contributions are difficult to make in line with moderation policies.