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I've seen this in several popular internet forums and perhaps some of you have seen it too. On multiple occasions I've Googled a question and, when browsing the websites that discuss the question, I find that the best source of answers is a page from one popular internet forum or another. The page begins with somebody asking the same question I did, and then goes on to provide good answers from many users... but it also shows that a lot of people answered "Just Google it." And I'm ranting because some people say that in ways that are... um... not nice.
When I see this, I check the dates and see that no one posted in that discussion in years and years, so I don't see much point in posting there myself. But I just want to shout at some of these people: "Hey, leave the original poster alone! The way I see it, he did me - and almost certainly other web-surfers as well - a great service! Now we have a page chock full of good answers! People CAN Google the question... and consequently find this very page!" I mean... does no one see the irony in this?
You know, I frequent a certain other website with forums. (It's not the same as any of the other internet forums I was alluding to above.) On multiple occasions, I saw that someone on those forums asked a question that intrigued me, so I Googled the question, composed an answer based on my findings, and posted the result. I would often begin such a post by saying "I'm no expert on the subject, but I can run a Google search as well as the next guy". I hope I didn't sound condescending when I said that. I should really THANK those people whose questions motivated me to learn about those matters. Maybe I should post a message on that website to that effect.
I'd like to conclude by saying: I salute those brave users who dare to ask questions despite the risk of ridicule.
**waves flag proudly and in solidarity**