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Originally Posted by bookworm
Common guys, I don't know the first thing about car engines, and people don't know the first thing about comps. Sure some things are easy to find, if you know what to look for, but as I know when something is wrong with my car,what is causing it is a different matter altogether. I go to the guy who knows about cars, people come here because we know about comps. I'm glad to help, because I remember the first time I had a problem and how grateful I was for the help I got.That is the yardstick I apply to all requests.
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It's a good analogy, but even the most inept car driver might well check if it's no petrol or a flat battery before calling someone.
I've got no problem at all helping anyone who genuinely needs it, nor even those who might have a clue themselves but seek guidance from someone with a bit more experience, or even, I hesitate to say, Sanji from the Indian based computer support desk who throws his Cray Supercomputer BIOS failure into the fray alongside his "Why did my keyboard fail when I poured water on it?" question, but someone capable of googling this forum is equally capable of googling the error/failure themselves too.
Though you are very right in saying that many no so little about computers as to require guidance at every turn. I just wonder how they managed to turn the bloody thing on in the first place.
(BTW, has a dedicated SOUND PROBLEMS forum been considered? I think the quantity of posts on this one subject alone warrant it.)
Nice to meet you all. Have a good one. Ant.