[bcoughlan]

I used to follow topics to try to answer questions. It's a great way to learn a topic in depth. But I find that the bulk of questions about {topic} have already been asked, and the stream of questions are like "How do I get {topic} to work with {other niche tool}?". The Venn diagram of people who know both topics is way smaller. If you want an answer, narrowing the question to a single topic really helps.

But I have asked a few questions, and the quality of answers have really declined, mainly because people are rushing to answer and not reading the question. They could address this by delaying voting on answers.