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    I've participated in private betas from Area51 before, so how it exists isn't as confusing as why it exists, since neither sites are following the StackExchange ethos. Commented May 8, 2014 at 3:53
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    SE are diving headlong into the Eternal September Commented May 8, 2014 at 4:02
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    Not really as I'm asking why the SE platform is bwing used as a forum when many Area51 proposals have rightly been closed for not fitting the sites Q&A concept. Commented May 8, 2014 at 4:03
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    @ShadowWizard yeah, I already saw the reply. I just wanted to know if it was okay to close as dupe. The Edx sites aren't my initiative, so I'll leave the answer for someone else rather than be vague (or worse, wrong). Commented May 8, 2014 at 9:43
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    @Pops Perhaps my question was too subtle. I've added an edit to explain my position. Commented May 8, 2014 at 11:17
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    @LegoStormtroopr this I can answer myself: there were no proposals for those sites, they never went through Area 51. They are the result of some cooperation between Stack Exchange and couple of universities. To what end I don't know, will have to wait for SE employee to explain. Commented May 8, 2014 at 11:21
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    Well, its irritated me enough that I've made an account and started downvoting/closing poor questions. Commented May 8, 2014 at 11:28
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    From the only question in CS50 (link) Commented May 8, 2014 at 11:29
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    Ok, this is sheer insanity. A mod asks a non-question, gives it a non-answer and then accepts it to 'pin' it to the top. WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?? Commented May 8, 2014 at 11:47
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    In terms of brand quality outreach, let's hope it's just for the money they could be raking in Commented May 8, 2014 at 11:51
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    @LegoStormtroopr That doesn't work for self-accepted answers Commented May 8, 2014 at 12:07
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    @LegoStormtroopr These comments are not helping anybody, please stop Commented May 8, 2014 at 12:08
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    @Lego: Storming (ahem) onto a site you have no previous involvement with solely to moderate it seems like an at-best-impolite course of action. Why not let the site owners deal with the format issues, since they must be aware of the site's existence? Commented May 8, 2014 at 18:30
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    @Josh Caswell Isn't the point of Stack Exchange community ownership? The reason these sites work is because we all own them. As for letting them sorry themselves out, it appears until recently they didn't know every "post" had to be a question. Is supporting edX great, yes. Is letting them use Stack Exchange as a community forum great, I don't think so. Commented May 8, 2014 at 21:09
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    I'm feeling said after looking those communities. They are using SE in the wrong way! With a good moderation, they could learn how to use our model and create useful content for everyone. If our rules does not fit well for their use case, they should not use it. There are already many good forum frameworks out there and SE is not one of them. Commented Jan 5, 2015 at 0:24