Stupid Question

"The only stupid question, is one that is not asked"

Caroline

It depends.........what the thought processes are.

Some feel that they need to be reassured on a particular issue and then state that their question may be stupid.

Then.....some might perceive a question by a poster as stupid.

And although any question asked, should not be confirmed as stupid, there are certainly some less intelligent questions asked here from time to time.....lol

In the past some vocal replies to questions have been voiced here on the forum but as we have become accustomed to the operation of this particular forum and the management thereof, the whole attitude has toned down and has become more subdued and we have become more tolerant of other peoples needs.


Cheers

As Forrest Gump would tell you , "stupid is as stupid does".

Hi All

Then again you might ask a Sensible Question and get a Stupid Answer.

Cheers
Daza

What a stupid thread :-)

Caroline,

As stated in replies below, there is no such thing as a stupid question, but the big danger on this and many other forums is the stupid replies that some people delight in giving

Its a fact that all forums have their share of people who have no other agenda in their life than upsetting people who ask a genuine question and have an expectation to receive genuine replies.

All you can do is ask and then filter out all the crap replies and trust that the owners and moderators of this site can will do the same, which they do quite well.

Cheers,

Cruiser

Hi Caroline, (and others)

If you don't know the answer to a question (and you're not trying to wind someone up or 'trolling'), then how can any question be classified as stupid?

There are, however,a lot of less than satisfactory answers.

They can fall into a number of categories.:-
* Geez, EVERYBODY knows that (implying the asker is a moron)
* This was asked last week; do a search!
* Why don't you Google for the answer?
* Answers that are slanted or biased opinions, not answers
* etc

People; one presumes the person is asking because they don't know the answer. Jumping down their throat causes a less than desirable outcome in most cases. My dear Granny used to come up with the "If you can't say anything nice...". I say, Cut them some slack!

I know that a lot of people (and I'd presume that a number of forumites fall into this category) are not computer gurus and are not comfortable hitting search engines (be it Google or here on EO) and getting anything approaching a relevant response, hence they're asking on a forum where they ARE comfortable.

We were all beginners at one stage.

OK, I'm off the soap box now! :-))

Cheers,
Chris

Caroline,
Don't worry, there is no such thing as a stupid question.

Unfortunately there are some on this forum and other forums as well who delight in giving stupid and/or rude answers.

Asking a question shows a desire for further knowledge while a stupid or rude answer often indicates that the replier has little or no relevant information to pass on, or is too miserable to offer anything constructive.

Don't worry about them, just ignore them.
Most replies are intended to help answer your question.

Cheers

Disco.

Still a stupid thread!

This post has had more views than any other on the page. It has wasted over 500 people's time today.
Willie.