As someone who researches solutions to problems and questions for a living there are are number of reasons that people ask questions;
1) It is being asked from a genuine naive basis.
2) Knowledge which has been gained by someone with experience is unknown to the inexperienced and a preventative solution ahead of time is not considered.
3) The person is inexperienced in running searches and does not run the search in a way that finds the available information.
4) The results of the search are contradictory and the correct solution unclear.
If you are aware of a thread or other information which can assist someone, post it rather than reacting to the question. This way all reading the new thread can benefit from the links back to prior knowledge.
While the the location and use of the search function and Wiki appear obvious to people experienced with this site it may not be so obvious to the Newbie or people not experienced with running searches.
I know I have asked questions on this and other sites due to 4).
1) It is being asked from a genuine naive basis.
2) Knowledge which has been gained by someone with experience is unknown to the inexperienced and a preventative solution ahead of time is not considered.
3) The person is inexperienced in running searches and does not run the search in a way that finds the available information.
4) The results of the search are contradictory and the correct solution unclear.
If you are aware of a thread or other information which can assist someone, post it rather than reacting to the question. This way all reading the new thread can benefit from the links back to prior knowledge.
While the the location and use of the search function and Wiki appear obvious to people experienced with this site it may not be so obvious to the Newbie or people not experienced with running searches.
I know I have asked questions on this and other sites due to 4).