Seriously. ggjstudios, do you just troll these forums to copy and past the same response? I've counted at least 5 in the past two days from you. Most of the ones who are asking these questions are new and are looking for sincere advice and you just shoot them down. You remind me of those teachers I had in high school and college when asked a question would simply tell you "it's in the book" Lay off the new ones and try to help. If you have enough time to put 15 posts on these boards a day then help the new ones. Stop with the superior attitude and help. Just my 2 cents.
I find it ironic that your
first and
only post in these forums is NOT to offer any help or answers to anyone, but to criticize someone who IS offering help! Also, if you had more experience with the forum, you'd know that there are only so many ways you can answer the same question, so a "cut and paste" is sometimes the best way to give a consistent, accurate response. And for your information, I did NOT cut and paste my response to the poster. I first did a search for the topic the poster asked about, then copied the link to the search results, then composed, from scratch, my post, pasting the URLs to the search results and the link to the Google search engine. In other words, I take the time to make sure there are posts that relate to the OP's question.
You fail to understand that my intent is not to scold or discourage anyone from posting questions. Many who are new to the forums aren't aware that searching the forums can many times bring an answer to their question faster, since common subjects have been discussed at length and common questions have already been answered. Also, some may not be aware that using a Google search of the forums will many times reveal answers that are missed by the standard MR search. My purpose is to help posters find existing answers to their current questions, and also show them tools to find answers to future questions more effectively.
It has nothing to do with a "superior attitude" or "shooting anyone down". If you take the time to look at my posts, you'll see that I always include a link to specific threads that deal with the question being asked. In other words, I do the search first that the OP could do, and provide them a link to the results. So I'm not just answering their question with one opinion, I'm pointing them to dozens or hundreds of answers already offered in the forums.
"Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, he eats for a lifetime."
