Originally Posted by tom911
I've noticed folks do exactly what you've just pointed out, so I can see why it might scare people off. It seems so much easier to just answer the questions than criticize the poster for not doing a search. About a year back I had a discussion with some folks on the AA forum, asking them to consider posting a link to the answer, versus "do a search". It's met with mixed success.
I would encourage you to answer questions that newbies post that you might have the answers to. That's an easy way to break the ice and get some posts to your credit.
I agree 100% with this,
tom911. I've never told a new poster...or even an experienced poster...to "search" for an answer but have, to the best of my ability, directed them toward the source for their answer.
Search is sometimes cumbersome and many times it's like doing a Google search....it returns way too much dated info that requires a lot of additional research.
I'd hope most FT'ers would help out those who have a legitimate question without responding with..." HEY...DO A SEARCH!!
