**** no. Flagging is for content that shouldn't be allowed on SO, like spam, toxicity, etc. Downvoting is the mechanism for marking dumb answers as "Don't listen to this, it's stupid", which. If you don't like downvotes, don't give stupid (or factually incorrect) answers.
Or ask questions or answers that anyone might consider dumb...including anything obvious to a 10+ year expert. Also don't ask questions if you are the wrong color, wrong gender, wrong income bracket, wrong experience level, or if your project is something that anyone might not think is awesome.
Oh yes, I've seen all of the above. Multiple times.
Also seen plenty of stupid and factually incorrect answers upvoted because the poster was among the elite.
Look, I don't want to trash-talk dev, but this isn't the place where all the smart people hang out...specially if it's about a niche technology, chances are, most people here won't even know about it. (I dare you to tell me the exact semantic difference between . and : in Lua).
Funny, as I've encountered more intelligent people here than in the years I was on StackOverflow. And yes, there are many discussions about detailed things like this.
Again, I dare you to find anybody in my surroundings that can explain the semantic difference between Luas . and : operators.
Or maybe you should come off your high horse and write an article on it yourself. Often, things like that aren't discussed because the experts in many languages guard that expertise like it's the holy grail. I come from C++, where that attitude is rampant.
Alternatively, it may be because no one has thought to ask. If you don't know the distinction, maybe you should post in #lua and #help and actually find out if those Smart People™ are found on DEV.
Contrary to popular old-school belief, toxic gatekeeping and intelligence are not covariables. We've moved beyond clubs and stone tools since then.
Or ask questions or answers that anyone might consider dumb...including anything obvious to a 10+ year expert. Also don't ask questions if you are the wrong color, wrong gender, wrong income bracket, wrong experience level, or if your project is something that anyone might not think is awesome.
Oh yes, I've seen all of the above. Multiple times.
Also seen plenty of stupid and factually incorrect answers upvoted because the poster was among the elite.
Funny, as I've encountered more intelligent people here than in the years I was on StackOverflow. And yes, there are many discussions about detailed things like this.
Or maybe you should come off your high horse and write an article on it yourself. Often, things like that aren't discussed because the experts in many languages guard that expertise like it's the holy grail. I come from C++, where that attitude is rampant.
Alternatively, it may be because no one has thought to ask. If you don't know the distinction, maybe you should post in #lua and #help and actually find out if those Smart People™ are found on DEV.
Contrary to popular old-school belief, toxic gatekeeping and intelligence are not covariables. We've moved beyond clubs and stone tools since then.
Feels pretty toxic around here to me -
To me as well, but the comment I responded to has also been flagged for a violation of the Code of Conduct.