[lelandbatey]

I share that feeling, but I also have to restrain it in the face of the fact that Stack Overflow doesn't seem like it's about discussion, or at least not open-ended discussion. It's about getting expert answers to focused questions, not polling for data or asking opinions.

However, I really wish someone would build and maintain a "Stack Overflow" for open-ended discussion. It'd basically be a classic forum (in terms of content) but with a different layout.

[slig]

Maybe you're looking for http://www.discourse.org/about/

[mathattack]

Yes, the distinction between discussion and expertise killed some of my enthusiasm as a contributor. In the end I decided to just enjoy the service as a user.

[termain]

This sounds like a clever comment about Discourse. http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/02/discourse/.

[lelandbatey]

Well, once again I've learned that someone is always thinking about what I'm thinking, and in this case, doing a much better job implementing it.

[drorweiss]

I find Quora great for open-ended discussions that are banned from SO