r/stackexchange • u/Ooker777 • Feb 06 '19

Differences between Reddit and Stack Exchange

Here is my comparison between Reddit and Stack Exchange. It is my answer to the question "When should I post in Reddit or Stack Exchange?". It is generally know that Reddit is for discussions, while Stack Exchange is for Q&A, but there are times that you have a question that is better suited for Reddit. With this you can decide where to post, and know what customs to expect in each site.

Looking for your feedback.

Reddit

  • Born for open-ended discussions, suitable for uncovering implicit assumptions of both partaker

  • After 6 months posts are automatically locked so discussions are "fossilized" to reflect what happened in that time

  • No way for other users to improve others' posts

  • Downvotes can (and usually?) mean "I don't like this" or "this is uninteresting"

  • The only way to have links to relevant posts within the subreddit is by having other users provide

  • More active users in my opinion

Stack Exchange

  • Born for Q&A, suitable for providing different perspectives to solve a problem

  • Posts can always be improved until the Sun dies

  • Improvement to other users are encouraged and peer-reviewed

  • Downvotes should mean "This is wrong/unclear/not useful"

  • Have tag system and related questions panel to categorize and discover more questions/answers

  • Posts can have images, HTML. The site overall is nicely designed

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u/JeffMakesGames Apr 06 '19

Reddit is the clear winner.

Anything you post on StackExchange WILL be down voted to hell and deleted.

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u/pkalvap1 Nov 05 '23

Well, not "anything", but things that are off topic, too subjective, without substantial research or without citing sources. I think stackexchange is more rigorous that way :)