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I think the new version, "P.SE is a site for programmers who are interested in getting expert answers on conceptual questions about software development" could work, but as part of a larger improvement to the FAQ. I've created a new question about that.

To remove the focus on experts in our site FAQ is to lose what's special about Stack Exchange:

What’s special about Stack Exchange?

 

You wouldn’t shout out a calculus question in a football stadium, right? You’d go to the math department of a university. That’s why instead of allowing questions on any topic, we have brought together separate communities of experts on very specific topics.

 

We don’t open a site until we’re sure there’s a critical mass of experts ready to participate. If you can’t find a Stack Exchange site on your subject of expertise, we have a place called Area 51 where you can propose one.

 

All questions on Stack Exchange are expected to be objective and have concrete answers; we’re not a place for conversation, opinions, or socializing. We also expect questions to represent real problems, not just imponderables, hypotheticals, or requests for opinions.

 

Stack Exchange’s focus on professional communities and this “Just the facts, Ma’am” ethos results in over 90% of questions getting great answers, often stunningly quickly.

The reason Stack Exchange is such a valuable resoure to people learning a field is because it attracts experts: we want them to pay it forward and help others who don't know what they know. Everyone can ask a question, not everyone can provide an expert answer.

We do that by making sure, as much as we possibly can, that experts are not wasting their time by coming here. That the questions would be interesting and substantial to answer. We don't do that by lowering the bar for questions here or asking questions that are low-hanging fruit for novice programmers.

Anyone can ask a question, but they do so keeping in mind the audience for the site—the people waiting in the wings ready to answer questions—are expert programmers. There are other sites on the web, like Quora or Yahoo! Answers, where people can get help from just anyone.

I think the new version, "P.SE is a site for programmers who are interested in getting expert answers on conceptual questions about software development" could work, but as part of a larger improvement to the FAQ. I've created a new question about that.

To remove the focus on experts in our site FAQ is to lose what's special about Stack Exchange:

What’s special about Stack Exchange?

You wouldn’t shout out a calculus question in a football stadium, right? You’d go to the math department of a university. That’s why instead of allowing questions on any topic, we have brought together separate communities of experts on very specific topics.

We don’t open a site until we’re sure there’s a critical mass of experts ready to participate. If you can’t find a Stack Exchange site on your subject of expertise, we have a place called Area 51 where you can propose one.

All questions on Stack Exchange are expected to be objective and have concrete answers; we’re not a place for conversation, opinions, or socializing. We also expect questions to represent real problems, not just imponderables, hypotheticals, or requests for opinions.

Stack Exchange’s focus on professional communities and this “Just the facts, Ma’am” ethos results in over 90% of questions getting great answers, often stunningly quickly.

The reason Stack Exchange is such a valuable resoure to people learning a field is because it attracts experts: we want them to pay it forward and help others who don't know what they know. Everyone can ask a question, not everyone can provide an expert answer.

We do that by making sure, as much as we possibly can, that experts are not wasting their time by coming here. That the questions would be interesting and substantial to answer. We don't do that by lowering the bar for questions here or asking questions that are low-hanging fruit for novice programmers.

Anyone can ask a question, but they do so keeping in mind the audience for the site—the people waiting in the wings ready to answer questions—are expert programmers. There are other sites on the web, like Quora or Yahoo! Answers, where people can get help from just anyone.

I think the new version, "P.SE is a site for programmers who are interested in getting expert answers on conceptual questions about software development" could work, but as part of a larger improvement to the FAQ. I've created a new question about that.

To remove the focus on experts in our site FAQ is to lose what's special about Stack Exchange:

What’s special about Stack Exchange?

You wouldn’t shout out a calculus question in a football stadium, right? You’d go to the math department of a university. That’s why instead of allowing questions on any topic, we have brought together separate communities of experts on very specific topics.

We don’t open a site until we’re sure there’s a critical mass of experts ready to participate. If you can’t find a Stack Exchange site on your subject of expertise, we have a place called Area 51 where you can propose one.

All questions on Stack Exchange are expected to be objective and have concrete answers; we’re not a place for conversation, opinions, or socializing. We also expect questions to represent real problems, not just imponderables, hypotheticals, or requests for opinions.

Stack Exchange’s focus on professional communities and this “Just the facts, Ma’am” ethos results in over 90% of questions getting great answers, often stunningly quickly.

The reason Stack Exchange is such a valuable resoure to people learning a field is because it attracts experts: we want them to pay it forward and help others who don't know what they know. Everyone can ask a question, not everyone can provide an expert answer.

We do that by making sure, as much as we possibly can, that experts are not wasting their time by coming here. That the questions would be interesting and substantial to answer. We don't do that by lowering the bar for questions here or asking questions that are low-hanging fruit for novice programmers.

Anyone can ask a question, but they do so keeping in mind the audience for the site—the people waiting in the wings ready to answer questions—are expert programmers. There are other sites on the web, like Quora or Yahoo! Answers, where people can get help from just anyone.

I think the new version, "P.SE is a site for programmers who are interested in getting expert answers on conceptual questions about software development" could work, but as part of a larger improvement to the FAQ. I've created a new question about that.

To remove the focus on experts in our site FAQ is to lose what's special about Stack Exchange:

What’s special about Stack Exchange?

You wouldn’t shout out a calculus question in a football stadium, right? You’d go to the math department of a university. That’s why instead of allowing questions on any topic, we have brought together separate communities of experts on very specific topics.

We don’t open a site until we’re sure there’s a critical mass of experts ready to participate. If you can’t find a Stack Exchange site on your subject of expertise, we have a place called Area 51 where you can propose one.

All questions on Stack Exchange are expected to be objective and have concrete answers; we’re not a place for conversation, opinions, or socializing. We also expect questions to represent real problems, not just imponderables, hypotheticals, or requests for opinions.

Stack Exchange’s focus on professional communities and this “Just the facts, Ma’am” ethos results in over 90% of questions getting great answers, often stunningly quickly.

The reason Stack Exchange is such a valuable resoure to people learning a field is because it attracts experts: we want them to pay it forward and help others who don't know what they know. Everyone can ask a question, not everyone can provide an expert answer.

We do that by making sure, as much as we possibly can, that experts are not wasting their time by coming here. That the questions would be interesting and substantial to answer. We don't do that by lowering the bar for questions here or asking questions that are low-hanging fruit for novice programmers.

Anyone can ask a question, but they do so keeping in mind the audience for the site—the people waiting in the wings ready to answer questions—are expert programmers. There are other sites on the web, like Quora or Yahoo! Answers, where people can get help from just anyone.