Why ask

[ironmonger]

I am surprised today by the number of people asking for answers to such
simple questions when it would be much easier to ask Google.

[Lie-in King]

Said it before, but heigh-ho...

Yes, it's easy to Google. Perhaps that action brought the person to AB? They may then have thought, "I'll get my answer AND some friendly chat! Oh, I can ask about lots of other things too! Should be fun..."

I think a person (new or established) might be upset upon receiving a snotty reply such as, "Google it yourself", "Use the Search facility", "Already answered many times" or some such, having believed this to be an open, friendly site called "The AnswerBank."

How is it easier to type such a reply than to simply answer the question?

How often do we see - in every section of AB - a link to an outside source or previous answer? They're provided by the person answering as a further point of reference & show that they WENT & DID THAT WORK anyway, with apparently no complaint.

Do you ever see, for instance, Buenchico provide one of his fantastic answers, complete with 2, 3 or more links, prefaced with "You're so lazy & I almost couldn't be bothered, but here you go..."? No, you don't.

I'm convinced that most (especially new) AB'ers enjoy "speaking" to a real - even if unknown - person, something you won't get from simply surfing. I'm also sure that as we almost NEVER know a user's personal circumstances, we have no right to judge them.

I'm not going to answer any more threads like this one - there isn't enough alcohol to numb the pain...

PS I give in - LOL! It's not a race :-)

[Baldric]

Play nicely now :o)

[Lie-in King]

...My fingers hurt now :-(

[ladyalex]

Well said, your Maj!

[Mamyalynne]

Well said that cat !! Gissa kiss ♥

[Lie-in King]

XXXXXXXX

[alexanderd]

Behave yourself, we had enough of that last night

[DrFilth]

i think he means paws

[erb56]

no answer ,,,was the loud reply !!!!!!!!!

[Baldric]

I suspect that Ironmonger has now got what he wanted, a little attention, now maybe we should all make a mental note to ignore him in future as he seems to be so clever he couldn't possibly need our help.

[ironmonger]

It was only a question to which I thought I might get a polite answer.
The only response I received was hate.
Why? did you all have a night

[DrFilth]

you may hate yourself for asking the question

but rest assured no one on here hates you :)

[Mamyalynne]

ironmonger, I do not consider anyone has been hateful towards you, we tried in a jocular fashion to explain why this site is often preferable to Google.

[Baldric]

No hate involved, just an opinion

[Lie-in King]

No malice intended, ironmonger! :-)

[pollythecat]

OMG!!! Is it something to do with thre alignment of thr planets this weekend. This is the second day of a debate over AB etiquette. I use ther site to confirm what i have already found out and to help others find their way when lost. If some don't like that then they don't haveto contribute. But someone like pinky123 yesterday just spoils it for genuine cruciverbalists. We would all like to win some money but not from the efforts of others.

[ronayne]

i just sat back and enjoyed the comments, well said LiK!