I agree, my first question on SO was: "What is vert.x and why is it useful?" was basically downvoted to hell, and then closed and eventually deleted.
It didn't leave me with a great impression of the community TBH, and felt overly draconian. Of course I didn't make a big scene about it, and will still contribute now and then after having adapted, but I think that's a shame in a sense, because often broad and open questions generate a lot of useful discussion.
Just how many answers do you think there are in the computing field that are so straight forward they can be stated without any requirement or need for discussion?
Almost any technology answer usually has an "it depends" in it somewhere and that of course needs a discussion in order to fully explore the answer.
It didn't leave me with a great impression of the community TBH, and felt overly draconian. Of course I didn't make a big scene about it, and will still contribute now and then after having adapted, but I think that's a shame in a sense, because often broad and open questions generate a lot of useful discussion.