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I am confused about something. This seems to have become a standard procedure on web forums, but I'd like some opinions / discussions on the situation.
It seems to me that the majority of users, web wide, have become lazy information seekers. I always thought of bulletinboards and web forums as places to share opinions and discuss topics, not as places to use the members as your personal search tools. Starting a thread where you simply ask for information which you could find on your own with a little time on Google or searching the very forum you're posting in doesn't seem appropriate. "How much power does an RX-8 have?" or "I need help finding a shark port. I wanna know how much it would cost?" don't seem like forum oriented topics. Search Google, figure it out for yourself, don't be so %@#$ lazy.
Am I weird? Or does this seem inappropriate to you as well?
Perhaps it's just their approach that bothers me. If they were to lead into the request with information of their own I would not be so annoyed. "I found a sharkport for $80. Does that seem right or am I getting ripped off?" Ah! Asking an opinion. You could still have searched for more sources, but at least you did some work on your own.
But again, the people who need this explained to them are not about to go reading long posts like this.
Good night, I'm going home to my ill father.
It seems to me that the majority of users, web wide, have become lazy information seekers. I always thought of bulletinboards and web forums as places to share opinions and discuss topics, not as places to use the members as your personal search tools. Starting a thread where you simply ask for information which you could find on your own with a little time on Google or searching the very forum you're posting in doesn't seem appropriate. "How much power does an RX-8 have?" or "I need help finding a shark port. I wanna know how much it would cost?" don't seem like forum oriented topics. Search Google, figure it out for yourself, don't be so %@#$ lazy.
Am I weird? Or does this seem inappropriate to you as well?
Perhaps it's just their approach that bothers me. If they were to lead into the request with information of their own I would not be so annoyed. "I found a sharkport for $80. Does that seem right or am I getting ripped off?" Ah! Asking an opinion. You could still have searched for more sources, but at least you did some work on your own.
But again, the people who need this explained to them are not about to go reading long posts like this.
Good night, I'm going home to my ill father.