Comment by rich_sasha
2 years ago
My recent experience with SO is it makes you jumo through stupid hoops. If there is a question people want answered, with people who want to answer it, then surely this is on topic.
I once asked for recommendations for a message queue framework given some requirements. The question was closed as off topic within minutes, apparently asking for the right programming framework is verboten.
To me moderation is about removing actively harmful / unhelpful content. SO moderation feels like a chivalric order dedicated to upholding some half-sane, half-insane rules they made up for themselves.
Yes, asking for resources such as "the best framework" are off-topic on SO, but that's clearly written in the tour you're supposed to read before posting. I'm not sure what you expected, it's certainly not on the whim of the "moderators", because even I as a regular user can and will vote such questions to close.
I'm saying it's a stupid rule on a Q&A site for software engineers. Choosing the right framework given objectives and constraints is sometimes 80% of the job.