I have learned so much from SE sites and I am really thankful for it. I sometimes feel that I am under debt from SO, so in order to satisfy me and my principles, I think I should give some donation.  I want to contribute but I don't have much technical expertise to use in helping others, so maybe if I can give a donation, this would help me to feel better.  I have been a member of various other forums and I have always given some amount (not much, though) to them as thanks.
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Besides contributing  and answers, are there any other ways that I can contribute to Stack Overflow and its family of websites?  I would be happy to    give a  donation contribute code   SFOU has been helping me tremendously, so it's only fair if I can give back something.
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Should I edit out the (thankfully obsfucated) e-mail address from this ?  Is this something we should allow on the site going forward?  I don't care about the "thank you" or "hello", but this might lead to an answer being sent by e-mail, which would mean it wouldn't be peer reviewed (for what that's worth), and the answer would be lost to the community.
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It's    that posting links to your own website is ok, but should there be a line drawn? There were several spam flags today for 's recent posts, presumably because they all link to his website. Initially I disagreed because his answers seem for the most part relevant to the question, but then I looked into it more and realized there's three things that set this apart from most of the related cases that have come up:   This isn't an occasional thing -- he's posted  in the last year This isn't a random blog he writes for a fun, it's a for-profit company he  and makes money promoting I'm not willing to go through all 412, but from the sample I checked, he generally doesn't mention that the products he's recommending are his own. The site is linked from his profile, but most people aren't going to check that   Is all this considered acceptable use, or are the spam flags accurate?
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Is this a StackExchange site? It looks and seems to function the exact same, but seems to have its own user system, and doesn't contain links to all of the other SE sites at the bottom like all the ones I've seen do.  If this is not an "official" SE site is it acceptable for third party sites to "copy" the look &amp; feel of SE to this extent or is this site in violation of something?
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Financial terms, content quality, etc, is not a problem. The author has a contribution that will significantly impact the advancement of human knowledge about a particular topic.  Can anyone submit a paper? Or does it require some affiliation with a larger group such as an educational/governmental/corporate institution?  I am talking about journals of such clout as the Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Physics of Fluids, etc.
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I am an Movies &amp; TV SE user.  Why there is no donation page on Stack Exchange?   With donations, the SE communities could make the site design even more beautiful.
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I would really like to hear how other independents generally approach marketing their game with limited resources. I know how critical marketing is since I've seen it first hand on several fronts. I've been part of teams that didn't put an ounce of marketing into their project and didn't come close to meeting expectations. I've also poured a lot of time into visiting forums to discuss our previous title which resulted in minor bumps over time.  I really think  is doing some amazing grass roots marketing with the way they are managing their community around their Blog. They've massed a following that is willing to pay (far in advance) them for their game before they finish it to help support them. That's awesome.  But how many people are really willing to divulge such information that early? Should that be a concern? Should I start talking about my next project before I really have anything implemented?   What has worked for you? I would be particularly interested to hear how people approach Apple's iTunes store. I believe we're looking at around 33,000 games on the store these days.
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The basic scenario is that, in the course of answering a question, I might do a few searches and not really find a suitable link for additional information. If I've got some spare time and I'm familiar with the topic, it may make sense for me to write up an appropriate document, revisit my answer, and add the link.  Similarly, I might have some old code lying around that can be tidied up fairly quickly and contributed as an example - but it may be too big to just insert into an answer. A few snippets to illustrate the principle makes sense, but providing the full example has value too.  The problem is, where do I put these things?  I have a couple of options, of course - free ISP web space, free web hosts, a commercial host aimed at small sites, free file hosting etc - but they don't really seem quite appropriate to me.  The issue is that, like the questions and answers, I think these contributions should be editable by the community.  Is there a good or approved way to handle this kind of thing? Is it a real problem at all?
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Possible Duplicate:          I'm really stuck. My post  isn't getting any help yet. I'd be thrilled to pay a few bucks for a solution. I'm thinking of posting the following. But before I do, this seems like a good place to check first to see if something like this is ok. So, would the post below be ok?    I've been working on solving the problem described  for too long. I will pay $40 to the first person who provides the answer I need to fix the problem.  Yes, real actual money for real help.  The conditions of my offer are:   Yes, you'll just have to trust me to actually pay up. But you can - I'm good for it. You'll need a PayPal account where I can send you the money. I'll pay the first person to post a usable solution. I'm the sole judge on who's first and what I consider usable. When I have a usable solution, I'll post a reply inviting the person providing the answer to email me their PayPal account info so I can pay you. If you're skeptical (very reasonable) feel free to email me at the above address if you'd like reassurance that  my offer is real.
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SO has helped me so much in times of need. It is crazy - sometimes I am having a huge issue with a program I'm working on at school or work, and I post it on SO and the answers come quickly and easily. Lots of time it's a typo, while others it's a deep misunderstanding of mine. I wonder how I can fit in here at Stack Overflow. How I can contribute. In fact, I feel such a “beginner”, I don't even know where to look half the time. But I see there is now a place for /Programmers/ which leads me to wonder if there can be a site for beginners - and strictly beginners. Beginners post in Stack Overflow, and only beginners can post answers. Meaning, you must ask a question in the beginners forum in order to answer one. Or something, I'm not sure, I just want a place to connect with others who are just starting out how to learn about programming, and want to get the chance to answer other beginner questions so I can learn more (you learn 40% of what you do and 90% of what you teach). What do you all think about this?
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I've been lurking Stack Overflow whenever I had a problem for at least the last 2+ years. More times than not, I find my solution (or cobble one together) before I get frustrated enough to have the innernets help me with my specific custom problem.  Many times, the only commentary I would be able to add would be "thanks!" which really only wastes bits and bandwidth.  I understand implementing measures to keep the bots and SEO kids out, but sometimes it's a PITA to start participating in a community.  If you couldn't extract my question from the above rant (or title), this might be a little more clear:  Why do I require 15 reps to just up-vote something?  I feel like it's kinda silly.  Additionally, I noticed the quote off to the left:     We prefer questions that can be answered, not just discussed.   yet I have looked around here and haven't been able to find any justifiable explanation.
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Since the  would it make sense to create a Stack Exchange site dedicated to homework help? It wouldn't have to be limited strictly to homework either, possibly including discussions of puzzles and brain teasers and possible approaches to solving them.  I have a programming background so I would be interested in helping with CS or math related homework, discussions of programming contest problems, etc. Topics don't necessarily have to be related to programming either. That's just where my interests are.  What are your thoughts?
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Stuff like polls, recommendations based on subjective constraints, puzzles, webcomics etc. do not belong on the serious main SE sites, where professionals should be considered at work and having just a few spare minutes ("code's compiling") to answer questions, so they should not be distracted by such things. However, I'd also like to have a home for these things still using the SE engine. For the reason I mentioned before, this needs to be a separate place though. Let's call it four.[sitename-here].com.
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Now on , I can donate only using PayPal. Will I be able to donate in the future, using, for example, VISA credit card?
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Joel Spolsky has just posted  where he talks about seeking venture capital for Stack Overflow.  If instead they opted to seek shareholders from the StackOverflow community along the lines of the , but at a larger scale, would you be interested?  I'm asking this because I suspect there might be enough fanatics willing to invest $500 or so in a product they love to raise a considerable sum. People also often talk about the motivation for high rep users. It seems to me having an actual stake in the product might be a decent incentive (especially if you also get a gold badge for buying shares).
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can you tell me how can I put questions and get more answers ! what I should do to get more interaction with my posts ! waiting for hours and days maybe months to get an answer or comment is not good ... Really I want some advices , thanks in advance
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It seems that  was closed as not constructive.  While I could argue on the "not constructive" part, especially because it was already protected and made a CW, I'd be especially interested on what happened to my earned bounty.  I checked the reputation recalc page and it is gone. I am a little bit confused because I thought .