Originally Posted by SOZ

If it's a bandwidth problem why does a simple question turn into a 3 page or more diatribe against the OP. I've noted one forum member with over 20,000 posts and so far all I've seen from him are admonishments to use the search function, complete with a large picture. All of these people complain endlessly about how tired they are seeing a question asked several times yet they post the same thing time and time again seemingly never tiring of seeing their handiwork in print. Therein lies a huge waste of bandwidth and useless drivel that the posters never seem to figure out does no good what so ever and only serves to reveal their true personality.

There are new posters showing up here all the time from all walks of life and all levels of education and age and they come here looking for a little camaraderie, maybe some new friends and of course information about their Z car. They're part of what keeps the forum alive and growing. I suspect that some leave and others simply do not post when they see the level of hate that erupts if they happen to post a simple question that may have been asked before. People here will spend a lot of time heaping abuse on a noob and not even realize they could use the same amount of time to just simply answer the question. If the staff is truly concerned about saving bandwidth and costs then start deleting the hate posts that serve no useful purpose. And for all the self appointed post police, if you cannot or don't feel like answering a question just skip it and move on to something else.