>>>instead of an answer, they're told where to look to find one.<<<
Ok, I¡¯ll say the quiet part aloud ¡ª this isn¡¯t mesnt to be arrogant so please don¡¯t infer that it¡¯s personal.
Because at this stage in life folks should have the skills (or should develop them) to use the MANY resources provided (MANY more than other forum/email listserves). ?And constantly being an answering service simply perpetuates everyone just firing questions rather than FIRST using those resources themselves. A LOT of someone else¡¯s time went into developing those resources and everyone should respect that.?
I do the same even as a ¡°mere¡± member of other ?(not gio) forums and on my gio forum. ?And it pisses me off when, after I point to the resource, someone else chimes in and babies them and enables the bad behavior. ?That¡¯s their choice, but they¡¯re not the one constantly responding and likely they just clicked on the resource and copy/pasted the answer to see themself in print. ?
When I ask, I¡¯ve tried to exhaust my resources,?not 100% but at least 50%. ?Sometimes i miss the mark.?
I realize everyone doesn¡¯t have the time or the skill (yet) to sleuth out things, but providing a direct link to answers is ¡°pretty darn good replying¡± in my book and 1,000% better than anyone will get elsewhere.?
All that said, if someone is in an immediate bind and needs info (like stuck on a trip and their boat engine won¡¯t start) sure, I get it and transmit it back, rather than pointing them in the right direction. ?
Theres a wide gray line, of course, when it¡¯s ¡°better¡± to simply answer and when the alternative is ¡°better¡± (however one defines ¡°better.¡±)
caveat: this is IMO and not necessarily any Mod¡¯s opinion. ?But, just sayin.?
BTW, there¡¯s a search function that would easily find the most-recent post about ¡°reverification¡± on the Beta group.?
KWKloeber