# Stack Overflow vs. discussion group **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [July 8, 2013, 10:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stack-overflow-vs-discussion-group/12706 "2013-07-08T22:09:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Paul\_Bellora](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/paul_bellora/32/74372_2.png) [@Paul\_Bellora](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Paul_Bellora)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 10:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stack-overflow-vs-discussion-group/12706/1 "2013-07-08T22:09:48Z")
I've noticed that while there is some activity on Stack Overflow's [elasticsearch] tag[http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/elasticsearch](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/elasticsearch), this discussion group is much more active. Notably, kimchy[http://stackoverflow.com/users/275993/kimchy](http://stackoverflow.com/users/275993/kimchy) hasn't been seen on SO since October. Is this discussion group the preferred place for any and all Elasticsearch questions? Or are some questions more fit for SO? I hate the idea of posting the same content to both, but I find myself considering that amidst my uncertainty. Paul -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 10:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stack-overflow-vs-discussion-group/12706/2 "2013-07-08T22:44:53Z")
On [Elastic — The Search AI Company | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/help/), it's stated: > There is a strong, helpful community of users on the user mailing list and on IRC who are happy to help you sort out any issues. No mention of SO here. And yes, you're right, posting the same question on both places is annoying to me. My 2 cents. -- David 😉 Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs Le 9 juil. 2013 à 00:09, Paul Bellora [bellorap@gmail.com](mailto:bellorap@gmail.com) a écrit : I've noticed that while there is some activity on Stack Overflow's [elasticsearch] tag, this discussion group is much more active. Notably, kimchy hasn't been seen on SO since October. Is this discussion group the preferred place for any and all Elasticsearch questions? Or are some questions more fit for SO? I hate the idea of posting the same content to both, but I find myself considering that amidst my uncertainty. ## Paul You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![Ivan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/df788c/32.png) [@Ivan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ivan)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2013, 3:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stack-overflow-vs-discussion-group/12706/3 "2013-07-09T15:59:16Z")
I am also annoyed by cross-posting, although I am not on SO. It is equivalent to those that post URGENT! in their titles. And BTW, Shay is not too active on the mailing list either: [http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=user\_nodes&user=15852](http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=user_nodes&user=15852) However, ever since the formation of elasticsearch the company, there are now other power users that respond to issues. -- Ivan On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 3:44 PM, David Pilato [david@pilato.fr](mailto:david@pilato.fr) wrote: > On [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/help/), it's stated: > > There is a strong, helpful community of users on the user mailing list[https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/elasticsearch](https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/elasticsearch) and > on IRC [http://www.elasticsearch.org/community/](http://www.elasticsearch.org/community/) who are happy to help > you sort out any issues. > > No mention of SO here. > And yes, you're right, posting the same question on both places is > annoying to me. > > My 2 cents. > > -- > David 😉 > Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr / @scrutmydocs > > Le 9 juil. 2013 à 00:09, Paul Bellora [bellorap@gmail.com](mailto:bellorap@gmail.com) a écrit : > > I've noticed that while there is some activity on Stack Overflow's > [elasticsearch] tag[http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/elasticsearch](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/elasticsearch), > this discussion group is much more active. Notably, kimchy[http://stackoverflow.com/users/275993/kimchy](http://stackoverflow.com/users/275993/kimchy) hasn't > been seen on SO since October. Is this discussion group the preferred place > for any and all Elasticsearch questions? Or are some questions more fit for > SO? I hate the idea of posting the same content to both, but I find myself > considering that amidst my uncertainty. > > Paul > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![Jilles\_van\_Gurp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jilles_van_gurp/32/879_2.png) [@Jilles\_van\_Gurp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jilles_van_Gurp)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 1:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stack-overflow-vs-discussion-group/12706/4 "2013-07-10T13:00:41Z")
I've answered a few Elasticsearch questions there recently. As a programmer, I get a lot of value out of that site these days. Most obscure issues I run into seem to have an answer there. So, I wouldn't discourage it and instead engage with it more. Stackoverflow has nice support for suppressing the noise generated by stupid questions and silly answers since both are subject to voting and moderation. Personally, I think it is vastly superior to using a mailing list. Having a good Elasticsearch community on Stackoverflow is hardly a bad thing and it is going to be there regardless of what the website says. So, we might as well embrace it :-). Jilles On Tuesday, July 9, 2013 12:09:48 AM UTC+2, Paul Bellora wrote: > I've noticed that while there is some activity on Stack Overflow's > [elasticsearch] tag[http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/elasticsearch](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/elasticsearch), > this discussion group is much more active. Notably, kimchy[http://stackoverflow.com/users/275993/kimchy](http://stackoverflow.com/users/275993/kimchy) hasn't > been seen on SO since October. Is this discussion group the preferred place > for any and all Elasticsearch questions? Or are some questions more fit for > SO? I hate the idea of posting the same content to both, but I find myself > considering that amidst my uncertainty. > > Paul -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 2:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stack-overflow-vs-discussion-group/12706/5 "2017-07-06T02:27:10Z")