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Exquisitely written! And I think you made more people laugh then really angry, so goal achieved. :-)
– Shadow Wizard
Commented Jul 24, 2013 at 15:26
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Characterising those that disagree the question is a good fit for the site as somehow being full of hate and anger isn't exactly accurate (although I admit it is probably effective).
– user200500
Commented Jul 24, 2013 at 15:29
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Yeah, I think you're misconstruing emtional-context-less statements of disagreement with anger. I didn't get the impression that there was any anger here - just (valid) disagreement as to the quality of the question.
– Joe
Commented Jul 24, 2013 at 15:31
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@Asad "Anyone looking from outside" doesn't include myself only. Actually, it's other people who pointed out to me that the thread was "full of wolves". There is a lot of valid criticism, but the atmosphere is definitely "anger".
– Florian Margaine
Commented Jul 24, 2013 at 15:31
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I see more jealousy than outright hate, if that makes you feel any better. The big-ass picture at the top was probably unnecessary though.
– Shog9
Commented Jul 24, 2013 at 15:37
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It's funny, "Oh my" is pretty much my reaction to this meta thread too. *8')
– Mark Booth
Commented Jul 24, 2013 at 15:42
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There's no hard rule on this, Florian - but in general, a good question leads with the problem to be solved not tangential detail, whether that's a block of code or a picture. It's very eye-catching, but attracting indiscriminate attention cuts both ways (as illustrated here). Also, I'm now ravenously hungry - brb, gotta find a bakery.
– Shog9
Commented Jul 24, 2013 at 15:49
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@FlorianMargaine I don't think the picture itself was the real problem at all. If the question was a good fit for the site, there's nothing wrong with occasionally jazzing it up with a little humor. The main problems (IMO at least) were that neither your question nor the answers it generated had much to do with programming, and that since you don't have any hard requirements, there is no way to compare answers other than subjectively. Neither of these make for a great SO question. Hate (or jealousy for that matter) don't enter into it at all.
– user200500
Commented Jul 24, 2013 at 15:50
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Yeah, there's no hate here. There is, however, the mild suspicion that the site has been temporarily hijacked, both here and on the original question. Not your fault, really; it's just how the Reddit crowd behaves. That the question happened is not in itself a bad thing; edge cases help us refine our scope.
– user102937
Commented Jul 24, 2013 at 15:59
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Florian, you say you need a software algorithm, but you don't specify where it should run. Excel? A programming language (of what family)? You spent more time looking for a great picture of croissants than actually giving us all the bits of info we need. Also, the answer is really trivial. Are you sure you are being completely honest here?
– Sklivvz
Commented Jul 24, 2013 at 16:35
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@Sklivvz, if a question is asking for algorithm, one shouldn't really be that concerned about the language of implementation
– Old Checkmark
Commented Jul 24, 2013 at 16:41
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I think that you have a business problem which needs more definition before software development can begin.
– KatieK
Commented Jul 24, 2013 at 16:57
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I've taken a great deal of effort to write good, on-topic, and researched questions with detail and I'm pretty sure they sometimes get ignored for being too detailed (tl;dr) or too specific about the subject matter. Not closed, just ignored. Apparently I could've asked a much looser question and stuck a picture of candy at the top. So sure, I'm a little angry and jealous. I won't make a pejorative of fun if you don't make one of anger. But let's not make fun cost StackOverflow its usefulness. It's more fun when it's useful.
– kojiro
Commented Jul 24, 2013 at 17:08
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@FlorianMargaine re: "seeing the number of different answers" -- that is exactly the detail that makes me think this is not a good fit for the site. There is no one or even a handful of really right answers and judging which ones are better is very subjective. That's not a very SO MO if you know what I mean.
– Caleb
Commented Jul 24, 2013 at 17:29
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I don't come to SO to have fun, I come for relevant information. When I have a similar problem, I don't care about your croissant ramblings and your pretty picture, it's just in my way.
– Stijn
Commented Jul 25, 2013 at 13:09

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