Originally posted by <MOURNINGSTARR>
WOULD SOME OF YOU W@NKERS OUT THERE STOP TELLING US TO SEARCH FOR S**T..... MAYBE WE DONT WANT TO ADD TO A POST OR SEARCH FOR AN OLD ONE, THERES PLENTY OF ROOM IN THIS SITE SO STOP YOUR WHINGING
IF YOUVE GOT THE TIME TO SAY "GO USE THE SEARCH FUNCTION" THEN YOU ALSO HAVE THE TIME TO ANSWER THE DAMN QUESTION, STOP BEING SUCH D!CKS TO PEOPLE WHO COME TO YOU FOR HELP...
AND GET DOWN OFF YOUR HIGH HORSES, [edited by mod]
Well, there's two sides to that coin.
Sure, we could all take the time to re-answer the same questions every time with a detailed and carefully worded answer.
BUT, by the same token, a new person could also put out the smallest effort to help themselves by looking to see if the question has been answered before. Why should we put forth the effort to answer the same question dozens of times, if they won't even put forth the effort to look for it
once?
I've even seen new users post a question and say, "I'm too lazy to search for it". If you have the nerve to type that, I'm certainly not going to bother helping you. Plus if you had the time to type that sentence, you had the time to use the search function and answer your own question. See ya, pal. Don't let the door hit ya on the way out.
You'll note that most regulars are reasonably polite, and say "try the search function; this question has been asked before." The ones who are rudest to noobs are usually rude to everybody.
You'll also note that no one jumps on a user that starts out "I tried the search, but I didn't find what I was looking for." That at least shows they
tried to help themselves before expecting someone to hand them the answer.