Is it me or has the standard on this forum dropped recently?

[psychocandy]

Since ancient times, a forum has been a place where people could meet to engage in discussions, have debates or socialise.

I don't see that it's helpful for posters to belittle other people's questions as "stupid" or by telling them to "do a search" without offering further detail. Taken to it's irreducible minimum, you can find an answer to any answerable question by doing a search so why have a discussion forum at all?

If someone asks a simple question then the good and the great here will often post a clear and concise answer with a link to the authoritative source for further information. Feel free to throw your insults around in the pub or the playground if that is the limit of your wit but let's not let them degrade the value of the professional parts of the forum.

There is also an "ignore" function which works well and serves as a reminder that a particular poster is someone you don't want to engage with..... Try it, it's quite liberating.

Possibly best post I've ever seen on this forum!

[suityou01]

Possibly best post I've ever seen on this forum!

High praise indeed.

[eek]

Since ancient times, a forum has been a place where people could meet to engage in discussions, have debates or socialise.

I don't see that it's helpful for posters to belittle other people's questions as "stupid" or by telling them to "do a search" without offering further detail.

Did you read the original thread from which this all started or any of PC previous rants or examples of gross muppetry.....

Thought not....

[OwlHoot]

There is also an "ignore" function which works well

It doesn't work at all well, and only serves to _emphasise_ a post by someone you would rather ignore.

[vetran]

Only since April 2011

[d000hg]

It doesn't work at all well, and only serves to _emphasise_ a post by someone you would rather ignore.

It does with adblock or similar, tell it to ignore the "this post is hidden" bit and the whole post is invisible. It's wonderful.

[eek]

It does with adblock or similar, tell it to ignore the "this post is hidden" bit and the whole post is invisible. It's wonderful.

does adblock work on tapatalk?

[Platypus]

does adblock work on tapatalk?

Try the search function ffs, or Google, but don't ask on here

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Try the search function ffs, or Google, but don't ask on here

Twas being sarcastic as it doesn't

[NotAllThere]

Since ancient times, a forum has been a place where people could meet to engage in discussions, have debates, or socialise.

Sure. And if someone tried to start a discussion engendered from a brainfart, they'd be greeted with ridicule. The Greeks and Romans were no ways more "civilised" than we are.

Anyway, while there may be no stupid questions, there certainly are a huge number of inquisitive idiots.