Why is posting a question such a big deal?

[mr2peak]

Basic questions that get asked all the time end up burying more interesting and more in-depth topics.

It's kind of like graduating kindergarten, there are some basic things you should learn before moving on to grade school. If you don't learn the basics first you end up holding the rest of the class back.

Look at some of the Honda forums. Young kids who don't understand car basics holding everyone else back and giving the forum a bad "uneducated" rap.

[DrJosh]

What is really shitty is when you do go to search for something, you always come across a plethora of "search noob" responses to threads, making actually finding an answer a bit more difficult.

[TRAK WDW]

I don't have an opinion on noobs posting repeated topics, but here is what I have noticed over the past years on different forums:

Members don't like rehashing a subject that was discussed just last week, last month, or a even last year if nothing new is brought to the table. They like to be thorough in technical discussions.

This is an enthusiast forum, so chances are good that your question was answered if your topic has been brought up before.

[StereoInstaller1]

It does get old, but some people show their lack of effort too well.

Personally, I think R3V has gotten pretty docile these days.

If someone posts an intelligent question, especially from a new perspective, it's always a good thing. Keeps the forum moving, keeps the audience involved. If some dumbshit asks about stupid crap we've covered 80 times, fuck'em, they deserve what they get.

That too keeps the audience involved.

[nando]

There's a reason www.lmgtfy.com is a thing. It's because people are lazy and want everything given to them. We're not your personal research assistants.

But if you already searched and didn't find an answer, by all means post your question.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

The only question i really see get answered like that is any thing that has to do with coilovers mainly because so much has been covered already.

[JasonC]

It all depends on the question. If it's something that has been covered 1000x. Then I can see someone telling the person to search. If someone did search and couldn't find what they where looking for, then post up. Then you have the lazy and ones wanted spoon fed. Think most of those people are on Facebook...

[justin_l_]

People want to see forums fail, that is why. In their mind once it is asked once it shouldn't be asked again. Truth be told without people asking questions a forum is just a social hang out.

[StereoInstaller1]

This has been covered a thousand times, please use the search button.


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[Zekerbox]

I see a common theme on forums. Mainly car enthusiasts forums. If a Person posts a question or starts a thread about something that has been answered at some point; that person is subsequently called out for not using the search or not doing something other than ask the questions.

I am curious why people respond this way?

I'm asking because I do a lot of reading and research on forums, and see this all the time. I curious about what people's justifications are for responding to someone's question that way.




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