"google it"

[greaves1111]

Anyone else hate this answer? I'm fully aware of how google works. I kinda of just want to tell this person, "I'm asking you, not fucking google". It's kind of a snarky thing to say I think.

 

So, how about this crazy weather? GO ASK GOOGLE!

 

whatever, lol.

[Bouzoo]

*mentally preparing for your next thread so I can say Bing it or Yahoo it*

[minibois]

What do you do in such a case? Report them (because such answers are against the rules here) and also ask them to provide a relevant link to solving your problem; since their Google-fu must be so much better.

[greaves1111]

i wouldn't really do anything either way, that answer just annoys me.. I was just asking someone I work with a question about something I thought he was knowledgeable about.

 

I expect that kind of douchebaggery on the internet, lol.

[JoostinOnline]

I remember when I discovered this

https://lmgtfy.com/

[dfsdfgfkjsefoiqzemnd]

4 minutes ago, Minibois said:

and also ask them to provide a relevant link to solving your problem; since their Google-fu must be so much better.

Entering the correct search query can make a hell of a difference.  Some people's Google-fu is so weak that they could learn a hell of a lot from being shown the correct queries.  Sadly using LMGTFY is usually not allowed either. 

[greaves1111]

asking people what they think about something is just as much "research" as googling things to look at forums, reviews, and trying different things out for yourself.

 

 

[minibois]

3 minutes ago, Captain Chaos said:

Entering the correct search query can make a hell of a difference.  Some people's Google-fu is so weak that they could learn a hell of a lot from being shown the correct queries.  Sadly using LMGTFY is usually not allowed either. 

In those cases I give a link to what the OP needs and tell them what I Googled for. 

 

An answer that just says "Google it" helps nobody, except for the person posting it artificially increasing his post count. Doesn't help the OP, because like you said he/she might not know what to Google for. Doesn't help you, since you didn't learn anything either and it especially doesn't help the people who might stumble across the thread in the future, looking for the answer only to be greeted by 'Google it'.

[dfsdfgfkjsefoiqzemnd]

Yeah, agreed.   "Google it" doesn't help indeed.  Should have stated that in my previous post. 

LMGTFY on the other hand shows the people how to get the info they need, so I really don't see why so many forum owners disapprove of it or outright forbid it. 

Sure, it's blunt.  But writing 5 paragraphs on how to search isn't going to help anyone either because most people will gloss over it.  All it does, is waste your time.

[Tsuki]

if i spend less than 10 seconds googling something for somebody else, im going to tell them to google it themselves.

i hate when people dont do any research whatsoever before asking questions.

if you did at least 10 minutes before asking, then yes i am more than happy to help you out. if not, then it obviously isnt worth your time, why would it be worth mine?

 

that being said, ive done tier 1 and tier 2 helpdesk support so i just hate people in general.

[Snadzies]

If your post doesn't at least have something along the lines of "I've looked around and found some people saying (XXXX) while others say (YYYY)." then that tells me you haven't put in an ounce of effort yourself.

If you're not willing to put in even a few minutes of effort yourself then I sure as fuck am not going to.

[greaves1111]

Asking someone if they have a recommendation on something is kind of an opinion based question. Like I said, when I want to talk to google, I'll go on google.com. If I want to ask a person, I'll ask people. Usually 1 "google it" means I never want their opinion again though lol.

 

This is, of course, speaking in terms of people I actually see face to face on a daily basis. I expect that kind of smug talk on the internet. I would post those nerds a box of tissues but they can GOOGLE IT

 

got eeem!

[AlwaysFSX]

Yeah but if you ask a dumb fucking question what kind of answer do you deserve?

[You_are_a_cunt]

If the question is stupid and the answer is in the first 5 google results, the question shouldn't have even been asked. Therefore, google it before you waste someone else's time

[Princess Luna]

11 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Yeah but if you ask a dumb fucking question what kind of answer do you deserve?

Yeah like, put as much effort and time on your question that you'd like someone to put on your answer, I find funny how ever so often there are OP's that goes like "is the gtx 1080 good for me?" and that's it... like... what is the point even, if you're not into interacting with other people with at least a reasonable level of effort then coming to a Forum is completely pointless to begin with.

[AlwaysFSX]

3 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Yeah like, put as much effort and time on your question that you'd like someone to put on your answer, I find funny how ever so often there are OP's that goes like "is the gtx 1080 good for me?" and that's it... like... what is the point even, if you're not into interacting with other people with at least a reasonable level of effort then coming to a Forum is completely pointless to begin with.

It doesn't take a whole lot of thinking to figure out most your own questions. Tech help I can understand but "Does this CPU fit in this socket?" is pointless and should be left to Google. It ain't worth the bandwidth to load the webpage.

[greaves1111]

1 hour ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Yeah but if you ask a dumb fucking question what kind of answer do you deserve?

My question was asking for an opinion/recommendation on which solutIon they liked better.

 

This one particular person's take on the subject isn't in the top 5 results on google but he told me to check there anyway. He's just an asshole lol. 

 

I understand that asking someone which CPU fits which socket is something google can help me with

[Blebekblebek]

Well, if you get these type of question all the time, every day

It's hard not to, all can be answered within seconds with "google it"

 

 

[Jito463]

What annoys me, is people using "Google" as a verb. 

[Kamina]

Go ask reddit.

[Syntaxvgm]

10 hours ago, Jito463 said:

What annoys me, is people using "Google" as a verb. 

what else would you use? "Bing it"?

"Search it? "