Comment: Re:Yes (Score 5, Insightful) 712
[ / off-topic rant]
I've been seeing this attitude more and more in the Ask Slashdot submission. "Why are you asking questions? Why aren't you researching everything there is to know about $SUBMISSIONTOPIC on your own?" I don't understand why it's such a big deal for someone to ask a question. Asking other people for advice is not a weakness. It's a recognition that no one person can obtain all the world's knowledg on their own. By asking like-minded people for advice, the submitter gets starting points for jumping off into his own research.
For a community of people who bemoan people not taking the time to ask questions, we sure do bitch about it when they do.