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Summary "Outdated" should be used for "this won't work anymore today", not "we would do this differently today". Detail "Outdated" should be reserved for when an answer is wrong or misleading be...

posted 2y ago by Olin Lathrop‭ · edited 2y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Olin Lathrop‭ · 2021-10-28T17:03:30Z (over 2 years ago)

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<h2>Summary</h2>
"Outdated" should be used for <i>"this won't work anymore today"</i>, not <i>"we would do this differently today"</i>.
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"Outdated" should be reserved for when an answer is wrong or misleading because something has changed since the answer was written, and it's not obvious that the answer applies to the older situation. Using this for editorial reasons, like marking anything with an 8 bit microcontroller as outdated would be an abuse and NOT appreciated.
An example might be if someone asked how to define a curved trace in CircuitBarf. An answer was given at the time for the current version 1.0. If the answer no longer works in version 3.5, then it should be marked as outdated if neither the question nor answer otherwise make it clear they only apply to version 1.0.
Note that we try to avoid questions in the first place that are likely to result in answers that are quickly outdated. This is the main reason that shopping questions are not allowed, or questions about what the "best" microcontroller is for a specific situation.
This site is new enough that any answer to a valid question shouldn't be outdated yet. If such an answer exists, then it most likely is to a question that should not have been allowed in the first place.

<h2>Summary</h2>
"Outdated" should be used for <i>"this won't work anymore today"</i>, not <i>"we would do this differently today"</i>.
<h2>Detail</h2>
"Outdated" should be reserved for when an answer is wrong or misleading because something has changed since the answer was written, and it's not obvious that the answer applies to the older situation. Using this for editorial reasons, like marking anything with an 8 bit microcontroller as outdated would be an abuse and NOT appreciated.
An example might be if someone asked how to define a curved trace in CircuitBarf. An answer was given at the time for the current version 1.0. If the answer no longer works in version 3.5, then it should be marked as outdated if neither the question nor answer otherwise make it clear they only apply to version 1.0.
Note that we try to avoid questions in the first place that are likely to result in answers that are quickly outdated. This is the main reason that shopping questions are not allowed, or questions about what the "best" microcontroller is for a specific situation.
This site is new enough that any answer to a valid question shouldn't be outdated yet. If such an answer exists, then it most likely is to a question that should not have been allowed in the first place.

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Olin Lathrop‭ · 2021-10-28T17:02:55Z (over 2 years ago)

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"Outdated" should be reserved for when an answer is wrong or misleading because something has changed since the answer was written, and it's not obvious that the answer applies to the older situation. Using this for editorial reasons, like marking anything with an 8 bit microcontroller as outdated would be an abuse and NOT appreciated.
An example might be if someone asked how to define a curved trace in CircuitBarf. An answer was given at the time for the current version 1.0. If the answer no longer works in version 3.5, then it should be marked as outdated if neither the question nor answer otherwise make it clear they only apply to version 1.0.
Note that we try to avoid questions in the first place that are likely to result in answers that are quickly outdated. This is the main reason that shopping questions are not allowed, or questions about what the "best" microcontroller is for a specific situation.
This site is new enough that any answer to a valid question shouldn't be outdated yet. If such an answer exists, then it most likely is to a question that should not have been allowed in the first place.

<h2>Summary</h2>
"Outdated" should be used for <i>"this won't work anymore today"</i>, not <i>"we would do this differently today"</i>.
<hr>
"Outdated" should be reserved for when an answer is wrong or misleading because something has changed since the answer was written, and it's not obvious that the answer applies to the older situation. Using this for editorial reasons, like marking anything with an 8 bit microcontroller as outdated would be an abuse and NOT appreciated.
An example might be if someone asked how to define a curved trace in CircuitBarf. An answer was given at the time for the current version 1.0. If the answer no longer works in version 3.5, then it should be marked as outdated if neither the question nor answer otherwise make it clear they only apply to version 1.0.
Note that we try to avoid questions in the first place that are likely to result in answers that are quickly outdated. This is the main reason that shopping questions are not allowed, or questions about what the "best" microcontroller is for a specific situation.
This site is new enough that any answer to a valid question shouldn't be outdated yet. If such an answer exists, then it most likely is to a question that should not have been allowed in the first place.

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Olin Lathrop‭ · 2021-10-08T15:20:53Z (over 2 years ago)

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"Outdated" should be reserved for when an answer is wrong or misleading because something has changed since the answer was written, and it's not obvious that the answer applies to the older situation.  Using this for editorial reasons, like marking anything with an 8 bit microcontroller as outdated would be an abuse and NOT appreciated.

An example might be if someone asked how to define a curved trace in CircuitBarf.  An answer was given at the time for the current version 1.0.  If the answer no longer works in version 3.5, then it should be marked as outdated if neither the question nor answer otherwise make it clear they only apply to version 1.0.

Note that we try to avoid questions in the first place that are likely to result in answers that are quickly outdated.  This is the main reason that shopping questions are not allowed, or questions about what the "best" microcontroller is for a specific situation.

This site is new enough that any answer to a valid question shouldn't be outdated yet.  If such an answer exists, then it most likely is to a question that should not have been allowed in the first place.

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