[shkkmo]

I think a lot of SO's problems comes from it trying to pretend it was building a knowledge base when it was really only ever a question and answer site.

It was nice to use early in its life when every answer was fresh. These days, the stale knowledge outweighs the fresh and the top answer is usually no longer correct.

If SO wants to be a knowledgebase, it needs to to be redesigned as it's current structure is not well suited to it.