<i>and frowns on those that might involve discussion</i><p>No, it explicitly forbids questions that involve discussion.<p>The point of Stack Overflow is (and to a large extent always was) to be the place for definitive answers (and their alternatives) to well-asked questions. It is <i>not</i> a place for discussions, ranked opinions, interesting conversations, or anything else that does not have a &quot;right&quot; or &quot;best-guess&quot; answer.<p>It so happens that many questions are <i>interesting</i> to the community of people who visit Stack Overflow, but that doesn&#x27;t mean they are contextually appropriate. If you want a discussion, go elsewhere. This isn&#x27;t just a &quot;if you don&#x27;t like it, leave&quot; judgement: it&#x27;s explicit in the design and mission of the site[1]. There are better places to discuss things, just not on Stack Overflow.<p>[1] &quot;This site is all about getting answers. It&#x27;s not a discussion forum. There&#x27;s no chit-chat...Avoid questions that are primarily opinion-based, or that are likely to generate discussion rather than answers.&quot;, from <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;stackoverflow.com&#x2F;tour" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;stackoverflow.com&#x2F;tour</a>