It's called the search button

vingogly

I've been on the internet since my grad student days in 1983. Usenet was the first online bulletin board, and it was three years old in 1983. Old timers on forums were constantly complaining about the newbies who kept going over the same ground again and again. Same with Compuserve ... then AOL became a Big Dog in the mid to late 80s and you kept getting these AOLamers in Usenet forums and all the old timers would flame them (sound familiar?).

As long as there's been an internet, therefore, old timers have always resented and flamed newbies on bulletin boards/forums. No doubt, it was the same with the subculture that grew around the telegraph, the Victorian equivalent of the internet. Plus ca change, plus le meme chose.

The communities that are forums don't have long memories, and there will always be newcomers. You can choose to treat them with kindness and the understanding that, like the poor, they'll always be with you, and that asking questions is the main way people become part of a community (even if they're stupid/clueless questions). Or, you can flame them because they're too lazy/stupid/whatever to read all those wonderful/informative previous posts or the FAQs or sticky posts ... and if you make this choice, realize that for real old timers like me, flames about people not reading previous posts or FAQs or sticky posts are even more tiresome than the people who complain about them.

And remember, every one of us was a n00bs once.

Maagrie

Yeah for the internet police! What would we all do without you letting us know what is proper etiquette? This site would just go to H#$%, right? 'Cause repetition is really bad?

mrmanmeat

Please utilize it. That is all.

If you yourself would have used the search button, you'd have found that this topic has been covered before.

Aww, aren't you charming? Caught you before you took the "idiot" part out.

I certainly didn't take the idiot part out. If I did, it wasn't intentional.

Not trying to be charming either, and I don't give a crap if you don't like my post. Don't ***** about something you're contributing to.

Run4iiiiiit

I like puppies.

engineman312

how do i log 30DS?

daffodilsoup

I certainly didn't take the idiot part out. If I did, it wasn't intentional.

Not trying to be charming either, and I don't give a crap if you don't like my post. Don't ***** about something you're contributing to.

At least you're honest.

jen0731

This is why I normally don't post anything on this board because of how many people attack for asking anything. I do use the search button and sometimes find it useful. Knowledge is power but what is the harm in asking? Nobody knows everything and most people are on this site to get healthier. I try to find info out on other boards and not on this site because of how many rude people are on here. There are some great people on here.

catcrazy

Aww, aren't you charming? Caught you before you took the "idiot" part out.

He didn't remove the word, I did



Please folks keep it friendly and insult free or I will lock it and take action where needed.

FearAnLoathing

To be honest all this does is make me want to post the commonly asked questions......its a sickness if I know. If something bugs people I just want to do over and over agian:laugh:

vim_n_vigor

I know when I first started, I was finding new stuff every day on this site. I didn't see the search at first. Yah, I know it is at the top of the page. I also see so many conflicting answers to questions that I understand why a newbie would want to see fresh answers to the questions. It doesn't bother me when it is a newbie asking a repetitive question. It does get aggravating when it is someone who has been on the site for a while and they have posted the same topic several times, sometimes in the same day, same hour.

The TOM (it is your period, btw) threads get to me because I honestly don't understand how a woman who has had one for 10+ years has never noticed what happens during that time, like they can't remember what happend just a few weeks earlier.

daffodilsoup

Might as well lock/delete. Sorry guys, guess I'm just cranky because I can't figure out if I should weigh myself or not during TOM! :flowerforyou:

vim_n_vigor

I've been on the internet since my grad student days in 1983. Usenet was the first online bulletin board, and it was three years old in 1983. Old timers on forums were constantly complaining about the newbies who kept going over the same ground again and again. Same with Compuserve ... then AOL became a Big Dog in the mid to late 80s and you kept getting these AOLamers in Usenet forums and all the old timers would flame them (sound familiar?).

As long as there's been an internet, therefore, old timers have always resented and flamed newbies on bulletin boards/forums. No doubt, it was the same with the subculture that grew around the telegraph, the Victorian equivalent of the internet. Plus ca change, plus le meme chose.

The communities that are forums don't have long memories, and there will always be newcomers. You can choose to treat them with kindness and the understanding that, like the poor, they'll always be with you, and that asking questions is the main way people become part of a community (even if they're stupid/clueless questions). Or, you can flame them because they're too lazy/stupid/whatever to read all those wonderful/informative previous posts or the FAQs or sticky posts ... and if you make this choice, realize that for real old timers like me, flames about people not reading previous posts or FAQs or sticky posts are even more tiresome than the people who complain about them.

And remember, every one of us was a n00bs once.

Totally true.

LorinaLynn

Sometimes the repeat threads are a hoot. Like how every Friday, there's a crop of new threads asking about low cal alcoholic beverages.

It would make a great drinking game. Do a shot every time one of those threads pop up on a Friday night, and you'll be sloshed in no time flat! :drinker:

DarkAngel525

To be honest all this does is make me want to post the commonly asked questions......its a sickness if I know. If something bugs people I just want to do over and over agian:laugh:

It makes me want to do something like talk about porn, so the thread will just go away

daffodilsoup

Sometimes the repeat threads are a hoot. Like how every Friday, there's a crop of new threads asking about low cal alcoholic beverages.

It would make a great drinking game. Do a shot every time one of those threads pop up on a Friday night, and you'll be sloshed in no time flat! :drinker:

I like the way you think, mamasita!

blueyegrl

Please utilize it. That is all.

I'm sure there are a lot of new members who don't realize they can search, or not sure how to do an actual search, or don't think the question has been asked before, no matter how obvious others "long timers" might find it. I'm sure you just scared off a lot of newbies from asking any future questions.

Hopefully you're not a teacher, or ever will be one. That saying "there are not stupid questions" certainly doesn't apply to you, huh?

Now just as some others posted that you would get slack for your post, I'm sure I'll get slack for mine. Oh and for good measure....:flowerforyou:

goron59

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=search+button+site:myfitnesspal.com

wow, over 2000 hits

teeley

To be honest all this does is make me want to post the commonly asked questions......its a sickness if I know. If something bugs people I just want to do over and over agian:laugh:

that is what I was thinking....hahaha

wendyw8

WOW! I finally know what TOM is! Duh - palm to head....

What is it? I am trying to figure it out :embarassed:

firefly171717

HAHA yeah, not only that but a google search generally brings up a few pretty reliable sources...

tinksmommy2006

to the person who like puppies.....MEEEE TOOOO

goron59

1st!

daffodilsoup

Hopefully you're not a teacher, or ever will be one. That saying "there are not stupid questions" certainly doesn't apply to you, huh?

I don't really recall saying anything about stupid questions.

Pocket_Pixi

Log into MFP, this is the first thread I open... totally made my entire day. Thanks!!! lol

lindalou0703

This is one of the more obnoxious posts I've seen on here in a while. Has it ever crossed your mind that if someone wants to ask a question that they want answers to their question, not a similar one by someone else? Has it crossed your mind that maybe different people will read the question and give a different perspective? Has it crossed your mind that people many people find responses like "It's called the search button" every bit as annoying as you find seeing the same question posted more than once.

Oh, and has it ever crossed your mind that if you see a topic that you don't want to read then not to click on it? It's a simple concept. I do it all the time.

New people join MFP daily and this sort of attitude does nothing but make them feel unwelcome by a few nameless, faceless individuals who think they are some sort of elite group on a message board.

^^^^^^^^^^
This

Iamfit4life

I don't get the people griping about this thread. It's perfectly valid and I wish the search function would be more utlizied.

Carry on with making threads questioning something your body has been doing for 20 years.

blpope

first world problems.

vytamindi

Hopefully you're not a teacher...

OMG you are NOT kidding! We had our xmas concert last night and it REALLY tried my patience!

***note: I adore all of my students, but I thought a little funny would diffuse the situation, also repeat this conversation 50 times***

"I have a question."

"Is your arm missing? Are you dying?"

"No, but it's important...."

"What?"

"Can I go get some water?"

"...." ((the sound of me silently RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGING))

Hahaha! There's a reason I drink so much... I am never having kids! :laugh:

dad106

Carry on with making threads questioning something your body has been doing for 20 years.

Right.. makes me wonder what some ladies bodies have been doing for their whole life up until now..

It seems like people step on a scale during TOM and suddenly all logic goes out the window..

asyouseefit

That's annoying but that's also the way forums work. Even this topic has been posted several times! Imagine if only new questions and fresh topics were posted... The boards would be dead!