Gitter chat + StackOverflow [was: Concatenating transforms to scale positions but not objects]

[Eric Bresie]

They don’t appear to be rejecting it per say...It sounds like they just want clear and concise question with code snippets (apparently not a link to the code) added and what the desired behavior is.

Eric Bresie
Ebresie at gmail.com
> On August 13, 2019 at 5:43:38 AM CDT, John-Val Rose <johnvalrose at gmail.com> wrote:
> I’ve all but given up on StackOverflow.
>
> It seems to be a haven for trolls or control freaks who deem perfectly reasonable questions as off-topic or inappropriate whereby the question then gets put on hold and can’t be answered.
>
> It’s ridiculous and makes the forum almost unusable.
>
> Some people enjoy the power they have to make this happen and have no interest in helping you or assisting in having your question answered.
>
> Sad.
>
> > On 13 Aug 2019, at 20:34, Mark Raynsford <org.openjdk at io7m.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 2019-08-12T14:25:37 +0100
> > Mark Raynsford <org.openjdk at io7m.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello!
> > >
> > > Here's the StackOverflow question:
> > >
> > > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/57461988/using-an-alternate-coordinate-system-inside-a-pane-or-region
> >
> > And, right on cue, the question has been marked as "off-topic".
> >
> > I don't believe that StackOverflow is suitable for general community
> > support. At least half of the interactions I have had with it have ended
> > similarly.
> >
> > Thanks, Michael, for attempting to respond on StackOverflow.
> > Unfortunately, the somewhat rabid moderators have decided that my
> > question isn't worth asking and that your response isn't worth
> > listening to. Sadness.
> >
> > --
> > Mark Raynsford | http://www.io7m.com
> >