It is inevitable that any Q&A system managed by the masses versus a knowledgeable few will descend into mediocrity. The harder the question is, the fewer people will vote on it, and even fewer would be qualified to vote on it.
Having said that, I think Stackoverflow does a reasonable job of coping with it, but abuse still goes on. I only first noticed these tactics when they were used against me. Without naming any names, I can tell you that many of the people with 15k+ rep have used these tactics.
Having said that, I think Stackoverflow does a reasonable job of coping with it, but abuse still goes on. I only first noticed these tactics when they were used against me. Without naming any names, I can tell you that many of the people with 15k+ rep have used these tactics.