Answering the same questions over and over

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# William said on April 30, 2004 4:46 AM:

Hahaha, yes. 90% of questions are like that.
IMO the problem is, that people don't know how to search the newsgroups (Google Groups!) or they don't care at all. And you can write articles, but it won't soleve the root of the problem (though you'll just post a link instead of full answer).

# William said on May 1, 2004 2:14 AM:

I agree with you 100%. I think of it kind of as Refactoring. I can rewrite the same stuff over and over and it'll do essentially the same thing. In a few place it'll be better than others but essentially the same thing. I may also not post b/c I may be in a hurry and don't have time to write it out. Posting a link is a lot more convenient.

It'd be really cool if they had an ADO.NET FAQ for instance (and a similar one for each group) at the TOP of the forum. I know many wouldn't bother, scrolling to the bottom or a page (now) is less work than clicking a link and looking for your question's answer (proposed), but it may have the desired effect.

BTW, have you seen the microsoft.public.handheld forum? It is the freakiest thing I've ever seen.