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0 pointsraganwald12y ago0 comments

This is the right thing to do. SO has a very specific vision, that of finding and displaying the definitive answer to an objective question.

A resource like this doesn't fit their model, even if you strain it by trying to invent a question that appears to fit their format.

"This question exists because it has historical significance, but it is not considered a good, on-topic question for this site, so please do not use it as evidence that you can ask similar questions here. This question and its answers are frozen and cannot be changed."

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guiambros12y ago

This is thing I hate about SO. Its view of what is on-topic is completely arbitrary and narrow-minded. I understand that Jeff's initial vision was to create a site for objective questions & answers, but over time SO mods have taken it to the extreme.

The list of best programming books may not be totally objective, but the wisdom of the crowds just should be enough to filter out what's good from what's bad. When mods lock the allegedly non-objective questions, they force content to become stale and rot - but still showing up at the top of search engines.

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