SE sites is about Q & A with objective answers, not discussion about subjective topics. The problem of user interface, usability etc are all very very subjective issues.
Don't you think that the term "User Interface SE" is oxymoron?
SE sites is about Q & A with objective answers, not discussion about subjective topics. The problem of user interface, usability etc are all very very subjective issues.
Don't you think that the term "User Interface SE" is oxymoron?
I'm certainly not an expert in the world of user interface, but I think that this topic fits very well into the stackexchange model. StackOverflow discusses programming problems, and while there are definitely right and wrong answers, there are often MANY right answers.
In the same way, user interface answers may have several "right" answers to a given question, but there are also many "wrong" ways to do things. Humans aren't as analytical as computers are, but structing interfaces in different ways will yield different results in usability. This isn't a site for art, which could be extremely subjective - this is a site for working designs.
No, I think SE has to adapt to the topic, not the other way around. So they might have to bend the rules a bit for us. Anyway, there is enough questions regarding this topic already.
I asked basically this same thing: Open-ended & discussion questions - another take
It might not fit into some rigidly defined Q&A model, but it seems to be working -- which means that rigidly-defined Q&A model is what's wrong. In particular, here were my suggestions on way to improve the situation (copy/pasted):