Disclaimer
I have nothing against the people who post replies such as "use google". (I have even done it before. Usually I will post something like check google, then later I will come back to my post and edit it with the answer I found at google.) This is simply asking you to have a more open mind toward answering peoples questions here.

Why are we so quick to tell someone to search the forums or to search google when they have a problem. I know that I as well as other people have nothing better to do than answer peoples questions(if you're offended by this and it doesn't apply to you just ignore it). A lot of people may look to AO as their own personal google. They post a thread with a question which represents the search terms. Then everyone here at AO gives them an answer which represents the search results. It is like google only a hell of a lot better because you usually get the exact answer, not all that non-related crap from google. No wonder everyone comes here for their answers. I for one usually don't search google or the forums before I post a question. Maybe people just think that this is a better source than google. I just don't get it. This forum is to answer people's security questions. Yet when someone asks one they are told to go to google. Why do we even have the forum if people are told to go to google instead. I guess I have been lucky so far because no one has said anything to me about going to google or searching the forums. I think that the most I have gotten was "I think this has already been asked here", but no reference to a thread. Now I know some of you will go and look at every one of my posts looking for one in which someone pointed out a thread which answered my question. That just illustrates my point that you have nothing better to do than to search for the answers for other people. Plus I don't like the search feature of this forum. It never gives me what I'm looking for. Maybe someone can write a tutorial about using this forums search feature. Someone should also write a tutorial on using google. I'm sure that has been done though because everyone is always telling people to go to google. I know what everyone is thinking, when you answer the persons question you usually find the answer in google or within another thread in the forum. So you do the work for this person, that's no big deal because that is what drives a lot of people here at AO, the satisfaction of answering someone's question. So the next post you see that you think the answer is in google, just step back, take a deep breath, and do that person a favor and just answer their question. Heck, you never know, you might even get some + AP's for it.

I think that everyone here will agree with at least some of my points and disagree with probably a lot more, but I am entitled to my opinion. If you disagree with me feel free to enlighten everyone on your views. This thread is open for discussion.

p.s. I made sure to post this in GCC due to recent events at AO.