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by dfundako 2979 days ago
SO could make a site with all the same content, downvotes disabled, comments disabled, and all flags disabled. You would also get random upvotes to reinforce that your question was good. That would make everyone feel safe and appreciated since they are unable to see any negative comments towards them and their question.
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I bet that will float higher in Google than the current SO since the questions will be more specific to your query and newer (since no "dupe" flags on every second or third question asked).
I think the problem is that too many people think that "giving feedback" and "being honest" require being mean. They don't.
There are also lots of people who equate receiving negative, honest feedback with being attacked.