I wonder if the world needs a stackoverflow for products/travel/restaurant/recipies etc. Something with a reputation system that works pretty well in SO - i.e. if you are constantly ask stupid answers or given stupid/marketing answers, you get downvoted and at some point lose your ability to vote. Problem is of course, the majority decides what is "stupid", and to my experience going over Amazon Reviews, the majority seems not to get the idea.
Unfortunately SO doesn't allow questions a la "Which is the best printer for doing X" :(
Given the helpful replies on things here in these threads by HN people, I think the problem could simply be fixed by using HN karma as a reputation system for such a site. We would have a community of supersmart and helpful people
with access to lot of specialists in their field. And 3-6 months later, when marketing affiliates are catching up, HN would have its "eternal september" moment and HN would no longer be the place it is now, with upscale and kind questions and answers...
Unfortunately SO doesn't allow questions a la "Which is the best printer for doing X" :(