Stack Exchange

Stack Exchange

(not part of original row)
other names	Stack Overflow, MathOverflow, Ask Ubuntu
source type	foobar (not part of original row)
publisher	Fooland (state-funded media) (not part of original row)
classification	Generally unreliable: Editors show consensus that the source is questionable in most cases.

Stack Exchange is a network of Q&A sites, including Stack Overflow, MathOverflow, and Ask Ubuntu. As an Internet forum, it is a self-published source that incorporates user-generated content, and is considered generally unreliable.

Prior discussions

Please add links to other significant discussions. When in doubt, read and rely on the discussions themselves, rather than the simple summary.

• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 168#Stack Overflow a reliable source for an algorithm?
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 228#Can the Stack Exchange Network be considered reliable?
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 402#Is Stack Exchange a reliable source

• Talk:Leap year/Archive 3#RfC: use "peer-reviewed" in connection with stackoverflow.com
• Simple summary of prior discussions: TBD

Notes

References

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Perennial sources

Source	Status (legend)	Discussions			Use
		List	Last	Summary
Stack Exchange (Stack Overflow, MathOverflow, Ask Ubuntu)		1 2 3 A	2023	Stack Exchange is a network of Q&A sites, including Stack Overflow, MathOverflow, and Ask Ubuntu. As an Internet forum, it is a self-published source that incorporates user-generated content, and is considered generally unreliable.	1   2   3   4   5   6