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Old 01-04-2017, 07:37 AM   #1
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Old farts who are tired of the same old questions.

They forget they were newbies once.
That is why some of the knowledgeable people have left, or seldom post. Most of the new people questions have indeed been asked and answered many times, and could be easily found in the search option. People take the path of least resistance.
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Old 01-04-2017, 11:23 AM   #2
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That is why some of the knowledgeable people have left, or seldom post. Most of the new people questions have indeed been asked and answered many times, and could be easily found in the search option. People take the path of least resistance.
I would guess that many newbies have little or no experience with on-line forums and have no idea there is a search function and how to use it.

Merely telling a newbie to buy the book or do a search doesn't do much to encourage new Model A owners.
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Amen Dick. I could not have said it better. Let's not be a bunch of snobby old codgers.
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Let's not be a bunch of snobby old codgers.
I'm OK with that as long as you STAY OFF MY LAWN!
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I would guess that many newbies have little or no experience with on-line forums and have no idea there is a search function and how to use it.

Merely telling a newbie to buy the book or do a search doesn't do much to encourage new Model A owners.
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Merely telling a newbie to buy the book or do a search doesn't do much to encourage new Model A owners.
And on the other hand if they never have to use them they won't know how to use them or their importance.

The best answer is to at least give them the answer and/or the link to at least one thread as a start in the their quest to find the answer using searh and let them know that additional information is available at their finger tips with no waiting for it.

We all know that the search feature is not the easiest to locate past information for a variety of reasons, some user some software. The most important thing is that they get the information.
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