The difference between our forums here and Stackoverflow, as I see it, is that the latter is mainly addressed to IT experts or professionals, whereas the social.msdn forums are addressed to hobbyists, students, interested amateurs, even school kids (often
naughty ones with some homework !?) as well. All those amateurs might feel intimidated by the prospect their posts might get downgraded by all those MCC and MVP experts with years of experience.
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