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

[AmnoJeeuw]

Most people I know have given up StackOverflow. I, myself, have not 
posted a question for a very long time.

On 2019-08-13 6:43 a.m., John-Val Rose 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
>>

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