[ShorsHammer]

It probably should mandatory reading for Stack Exchange users, it's an excellent article. Certainly resonated a lot, both with things I've personally done wrong and have seen happen repeatedly.

The "No Third Rails" section just screams SE. So many times I've found a question that is exactly what I am asking only for the responses/comments to be filled with "Don't do that, do this instead" as though there's not a single person on the planet who has different usecases or needs than the __current paradigm__. The whole question then gets derailed and ends up useless yet still at the top of search results.

[mathw]

One way you can get rep on SE is to find those questions and actually answer them. People tend to appreciate it, assuming they notice amidst the mess.

[ShorsHammer]

That's simply not possible for the vast majority coming across these questions.