We sure are good at getting questions on what camera is better than what other camera, and we're perfectly great at answering questions about optics and mechanics and how buttons and dials work. We're even pretty decent at some specific well-known photographic techniques.

But when people post interesting questions about photography, at best we horribly and embarrassingly fall on our faces, and usually we jump on 'em with close votes ("Opinion based! I can't measure this with calipers so get it away from me!") or downvotes. I mean, that's when we even get these questions. Mostly, they're buried in the sea of gear queries and people wondering which lens makes the best tape measure.

Is there any hope?