To the few grumpy people

[Babz]

Not wishing to be nasty but why, if people asking for help when the question has already been answered irritates you so much, don't you just ignore it. Surely typing a snappy reply takes as much effort as simply answering the question.

And to the pleasant and helpful people...thank you very much for your kindness.

[sarumite]

Well said Babz ... unfortunately there are some who thrive on conflict. (S)

[gipsey]

i second that

[apogee]

ditto!

[cheshunt]

Couldn't agree more. We can't all be perfect.

[Babz]

Phew! I thought I might end up in trouble, thanks for the support.

[Strix]

Babz, I agree with sarumite, though I think it is more than just "thriving on conflict" it is a self-congratulating kind of supposed intellectual superiority.

[naomi24]

Yes, absolutely Strix.

[ameone]

I would like to say my bit too well said Babz maybe they should get booted or something, I was lead to believe this site was set up to AID each other not ridicule , like they say nobody is perfect.

[Murielmci]

I have "searched" before and thought it unanswered - I just used the wrong keyword.

Also, some people are criticised for answering without acknowledging an earlier answer. I always search before asking for help but are you really asking me to search before answering! Because someone asked before and was answered does not mean that I "stole" the answer - I will have got it by myself and am not suggesting that I am the only solver to do so.

Grumps need to get a life!

[osprey88]

this has been said before grrrrr.

[Babz]

osprey88 I like your sense of humour! :-)

[Catron]

So what you are actually saying is that it is wrong to ask people to check to see if an answer has already been given to their question, even when this is requested when you raise a question anyway? Hmmmm call me grumpy but it is just good manners to spend a few minutes checking back through a few pages (especially here in Q & P) to make sure your question has not been asked and answered before.

[jimtom]

It's not the fact that some people ask a question that's already been answered that sometimes annoys it's when the Q was asked only 2 or 3 posts before! I do beleive that there's an element of laziness that creeps in with a few people. The fun of GK crosswords is research and discovery after all!

[squarebear]

I must admit that it wouldn't take much to have a quick search before asking a question. The same question about the Cadbury's gorrila appeared nearly half a dozen times and is still being asked from time to time.

[columbus]

what is a cadbury's gorilla? Isit a new chocolate bar or is it a primate that I've not heard of/

[Babz]

catron, I'm not exactly saying that it's wrong to ask people to look before they post a question to see if it has already been asked, it's just that a few AB members seem to lie in wait for someone to slip up and duplicate a question and then they pounce and read them the riot act, making themselves sound ever so slightly pompous. I just think that they might as well use their fingers to type the answer to the question rather than to type, for example, "this question has already been answered previously" and STILL not supply the answer.
Having said all that I can also see the other side of it and am sure that an odd few people ARE too lazy to search first, some are even too lazy to thank the person who supplies the answer, which to me is a worse crime than duplicating a post.

[jimtom]

Well said Babz, totally agree about them that lies in wait just so they can "read the riot act", a bit of give n take on both sides is all we need. Got no time for rudeness or laziness!