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Originally Posted by 1CLNB14
Sometimes flaming is necessary.....
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Thanks for the "Lame" sign.
You're entitled to think I'm lame, but telling someone "what a way to waste your first post" is hardly constructive.
To comment on your statement - you're right, sometimes it is necessary. If there's a guy who's got 32 posts and all of them are common questions and he's been told to search before - YES flaming is necessary. However, if someone has 1 post (like this case) and is just looking for a little help, it dosn't hurt to give it.
To those who took obvious offence to my statement, it wasn't intended to offend. I was just trying to say (in so many words - although it appears now that I'm going to have to start wording my complete thought so it's clear) that newbies are just that, "new". They don't know everything that a long time member might know.
For example : The search function is something that anyone who's been on here for a while should know well. However, as crazy as it might sound, a newbie might not know to search.
IMO, the best way to help someone who's asking a repetative question is to do the following : Answer their question and then politely inform them that they need to try searching for the answers before asking the question, next time. Then, just let the thread die. If certain questions become a huge deal then a FAQ might be in order.
I guess it just comes down to personal feelings. I don't mind cutting a newbie some slack every once in a while.
This is JMO.