How To Handle A Newbie

[Biggs]

Even a smiley eye rolling thing though, from someone who has been around for awhile and knows their ****, does convey a message and can be posted for a reason. If someone obviously doesn't put any thought into their question or comment, they can rightfully expect one of two things: no response as was wisely suggested, or a response of low effort and flame for their lack thereof.

-"Like yo, what's the best supps to get big and lose weight man?"
-"Research numbnuts/****off/Learn to SEARCH/"

Or hey, a real question just pulled from another board:
"..what's the best, most effective weight gainer out there. Something i can just get at a *** or something."

Why, why why just fart out a question like that without LOOKING first, it's obvious when you register how many thousands of others also use the board, so if you feel the urge to call the individual on their lack of effort, why not?

And don't give me this "you'll lose potential valuable contributors by alienating them through flames and insults" bull. If they were to be valuable contributors in the first place they wouldn't spout ignorant poop to begin with.

[sage]

putting much dead on biggin. just a simple matter of someone, looking up something to get an answer for such questions or having enough reason not to ask. Its not an issue of disrespecting or having a biased view on an individual for their lack of knowledge or common sense to do a little work before having to ask (hopefully most fit under the first, cuz just simply not knowing something is better than knowing that an answer to a question could be easily achieved without bothering others who have came across so often with questions you nicely depicted biggen). I personally dont put myself above someone else for knowing say a little more info (in real life or on boards) or flame no one cuz of it, but without a doubt....if something arises which came from an under thoughtout mind...then you probably gonna get some under thought through answers like
In no way am i saying stop asking questions for individuals who arent sure of something (i ask quite a few questions myself) but especially when a question comes up about an opinion of some sort, make sure its a question which was thought through