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- 5My take on this: 1) probably harms searchability. 2) discourages filtering the question down to an specific point and as a result, adds clutter, reduces the "being useful for many people", Wikipedia aspect to SO, and increases troubleshoot my very specific problem aspect which has long existed in traditional forums. 3) creates more ten questions in one posts. Uploading images and docs can be helpful but considering the free hosting services out there, copyright issues and the complexity it introduces, I don't think SO should directly support that.mmx– mmx2009-07-13 20:09:51 +00:00Commented Jul 13, 2009 at 20:09
- @Mehrdad - not one of your points has an ounce of validity. How does adding files harm searchability? Searches can remain text based. If people don't ask questions properly, they'll be dinged and the behavior will not be rewarded. As the licensing and usage is already fairly well known, I don't think it adds anymore complexity as the same CC-WIKI rules can be applied to files.RSolberg– RSolberg2009-07-13 20:19:07 +00:00Commented Jul 13, 2009 at 20:19
- 1@RSolberg: I can think of questions that will show up: "hey, my code won't compile. blah blah blah." with a ZIP file attached (which is not very searchable). Sure, it'll be downvoted, but this kind of behavior is likely to increase. Regarding copyright and objectionable content, well, I can already see people copying decompiled .NET framework source code from Reflector. There's not a solid measure to prevent uploading content that you don't have the rights for.mmx– mmx2009-07-13 20:44:28 +00:00Commented Jul 13, 2009 at 20:44
- Nor should be. If someone files a complain, the offending post could be deleted if appropiate.perbert– perbert2009-07-28 16:43:30 +00:00Commented Jul 28, 2009 at 16:43
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