List of Perpetual CC Comments

[Erin_s_Dad]

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There are a number of reasons that someone might ask rather than searching. They might not know that the search function exists or how to use it (and heaven knows, it doesn’t always work well). They might want to know the current thinking on a topic, rather than the thinking 3 years ago. Their situation might have a specific angle that they haven’t seen discussed. Or, they might simply want to become participating members of this community.

I am guilty of having told posters to do a search, but I usually do it by posting the resulting link. IMO, if they want current thinking or a specific angle then they can state they already have searched and are looking for… </p>

<p>What drives me up a wall are posters who ask the most basic questions which can be answered on a school’s site. “Does anyone know if Stanford uses EA”? It’s right there. You can google Stanford EA and get the answer channeled right to you. Instead there seems to be a group of posters that want all their info spoonfed to them. Not to mention that by trusting people in a forum they are not necessarily getting accurate info.</p>