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by bastardoperator 978 days ago
I blame the unpaid volunteers to some extent. Sometimes they're overly rude, not always, but we've all seen it. You never have that problem with AI. You can ask all the questions you want and it will at least try to answer them.
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yjftsjthsd-h 978 days ago
AI can do the same thing - it'll probably pretty up the words more, but it's perfectly capable of fuzzy matching a "duplicate" question, passive aggressively telling you to sod off, and telling you that some questions are wrong to ask.
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bastardoperator 978 days ago
Not chatgpt:

"Yes, that was a duplicate question, but that's absolutely fine! I'm here to help with any questions you have, whether they're duplicates or not. If you have any more questions or need information on any topic, please feel free to ask."

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Daishiman 978 days ago
The moderation policies that lead to this are the product of SO's management.
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vasco 978 days ago
Agree completely. They did the same thing with discourse. The type of thinking I classify as "I'm smarter than my users".

Draconian limits on even slightly adjacent questions in SO are basically the same thinking that led them to prevent posting on a Discourse thread _in private instances_ unless your answer has the number of words they think you should use.

And they of course justify it by saying their "research" says this will create a "healthier" community which is of course bullshit.

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