newbies....and my rant
i know when i first got interested in this site (which is one of the best (maybe THE BEST out there), i may have asked some silly questions....and still do! however, i tried the search function located in the upper right at 2:00 first before a beat a dead horse.... it's a very usefull tool.....we have the same question for advice asked only hours apart and maybe only a few posts apart on the very same page....throw in a few keywords, and you'll usually find it, in detail, on the first try.
i think we're all glad to help someone out with a question or a problem, or give advice on a topic we may know something about, but at least put some effort into it.
i hope i don't get my butt roasted for posting this, but when a newbie asks for what rifle, scope, bases, ammo, bipod, trigger, asks for a range card on a combination that he or she hasn't even bothered taken to the range yet, or doesn't seemingly take the time to even look for an answer to a question asked and answered over, and over, and over again, i almost feel like i have to send them a check for the gas to get them the range and come clean their rifle for them.....
thinking about putting up seperate posts with links covering the most beaten horses to clean up the clutter for the "airsoft" generation that needs the silver platter treatment to get anything accomplished without doing some homework....
not saying all newbies are like that, but it seems to be a reaccuring theme....if i'm wrong or misspoke, let me know and i'll withdraw this post myself....
i know when i first got interested in this site (which is one of the best (maybe THE BEST out there), i may have asked some silly questions....and still do! however, i tried the search function located in the upper right at 2:00 first before a beat a dead horse.... it's a very usefull tool.....we have the same question for advice asked only hours apart and maybe only a few posts apart on the very same page....throw in a few keywords, and you'll usually find it, in detail, on the first try.
i think we're all glad to help someone out with a question or a problem, or give advice on a topic we may know something about, but at least put some effort into it.
i hope i don't get my butt roasted for posting this, but when a newbie asks for what rifle, scope, bases, ammo, bipod, trigger, asks for a range card on a combination that he or she hasn't even bothered taken to the range yet, or doesn't seemingly take the time to even look for an answer to a question asked and answered over, and over, and over again, i almost feel like i have to send them a check for the gas to get them the range and come clean their rifle for them.....
thinking about putting up seperate posts with links covering the most beaten horses to clean up the clutter for the "airsoft" generation that needs the silver platter treatment to get anything accomplished without doing some homework....
not saying all newbies are like that, but it seems to be a reaccuring theme....if i'm wrong or misspoke, let me know and i'll withdraw this post myself....
