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by PaulHoule 1714 days ago
Stackoverflow is a dumpster fire.

Generally systems where people volunteer answers have the same problem as the wider web. People who don't know what they are talking about but who sound convincing get their answers voted up.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnivore

wikipedia was also previously often referenced when doing a google search.

Does anybody know of a good search engine which indexes wiki pages?

Maybe because I search from my phone
Stackoverflow has help me many times

With real useful answers. As late as today.

yup - that's why I'd advocate for not using a voting system.
The voting system might not be perfect. And no top answer is not always the good one. But the good answer is most often there.