jpk Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Hi there, as you may have noticed this is my first post (and I hope it's in the right section). Let me explain my situation a bit: I am one of those poor souls who uses Google/Yahoo/whatever for a solution to a problem before asking people about it. My problem is this... On forums like this, or really any other forum dedicated to some kind of technology that isn't trivial to use, people love to answer questions with "Use google". What they don't realize is that when people like me actually DO use google, we end up with pages and pages of "Use google". It's infuriating. So next time you have the urge to say "Use google", please think of the silent masses who DO use Google and post a useful link instead (and by useful I don't mean a link to google.com, I mean a link to helpful information). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrongWind Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 I agree with your post, but sometimes there are just members who spam topics with posts like this, but its the best to ignore those posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SA22C Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Hi there, as you may have noticed this is my first post (and I hope it's in the right section). Let me explain my situation a bit: I am one of those poor souls who uses Google/Yahoo/whatever for a solution to a problem before asking people about it. My problem is this... On forums like this, or really any other forum dedicated to some kind of technology that isn't trivial to use, people love to answer questions with "Use google". What they don't realize is that when people like me actually DO use google, we end up with pages and pages of "Use google". It's infuriating. So next time you have the urge to say "Use google", please think of the silent masses who DO use Google and post a useful link instead (and by useful I don't mean a link to google.com, I mean a link to helpful information). When a question has been asked and answered 38 million times, telling someone to 'search' helps to de-clutter the actual useful threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quetzalcoatl2435 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Yeah, it kinda sucks when your search results end up with pages of "use google". Try adding -google at the end of your search string (e.g. "search something -google"). That should keep the "use google" suggestions out of bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Congratulations, one more junk topic for people to wade through, you just contributed to the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quetzalcoatl2435 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Sometimes you just have to teach people how to *actually* use google before you tell them to "use google". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haney Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Maybe you should just stop putting "Use Google" in the search field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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