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by wubin 1731 days ago
Stack Exchange sites are not mere social media but more like an encyclopedia for specific topics. Answering as well as asking good questions requires extensive research and being mindful of future readers.

Sad to see SE contributors are compared with FB users.

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Agreed! I'm active on several SE sites and every quality answer takes me time to research, write, and edit.