I moderate two forums and have done so for several years.
The same questions come around again and again, and they only become stupid as one becomes more sophisticated.
In My Humble Opinion, the questions don't seem as stupid to the person who doesn't know anything as they do to the person who knows everything.
Generally, the more experienced folk leave the stupid questions alone, allowing those halfway between
Newbie and
Old Salt to answer them and thus gain more expertise.
Personally, I learn something new every time I answer a stupid question.
Every time.
I think I remember going through a phase where I made fun of people who asked stupid questions.
I mean, I've done every other rude, self-centered and inconsiderate thing imaginable, so why not make fun of
newbies?
After all, it makes me feel bigger and stronger when other people look smaller.
Human nature, eh?
How ironic.
By the act of addressing behavior I have engaged in the same behavior.
Hm.
A pattern?
