I just hope this forum does not turn into a bunch of posts saying RTFM
You rang ?
I understand what you are saying, but when a simple search with Google or similar turns up the answer, one has to wonder why the poster didn't just do it themselves.
Given that they have an internet connection to access PPRuNe, there are only 2 reasons - laziness or ignorance.
A sticky FAQ with "Have you tried Google" would address the latter.
Saab,
There is, if I may suggest, a third point. Google is a wonderful tool/resource; however evaluating the results can
sometimes be a bit of a pain -- this is where somebody who knows what their looking for can do the job far more effectively than somebody who doesn't. I don't mind spending a few minutes googling for somebody when I know I can (probably
) analyse the results quicker than somebody who doesn't
What
does irritate is when the same question has been answered a few posts previously
The temporary non-availability of the search functions doesn't help (but that will be fixed sooner or later.) More tricky is knowing what to search for (which kind of brings us back tothe Google point above.) I guess an answer is the mythical FAQ
. But that's for another thread.
[ Edited to add ]
Mac,
Our posts crossed. I wold humbly submit that you can Google effectively precisely because you know enough to sift the result