slickdogg said:
I havent been here that long and ill tell you what, seeing the same questions over and over is driving me crazy :roll: Where can i find the most gold,.... what is the quickest way....... what is the easiest way........what do i need... I dont know how you seasoned forum members and mods have delt with it for this long :lol: :lol:
Simple. I tell them to read Hoke, and to read until it makes sense. There are questions that have been answered unmentionable numbers of times, with a succeeding post, often in the same thread, asking the same question. They don't want to read, or do any research, they simply want to be spoon fed. "Ain't gonna happen", at least not here.
A person that asks basic questions
does not benefit by receiving answers.
Reason?
Because what they are told often makes no sense, because they lack the basic understanding of refining, or they have read enough misinformation that they may wish to argue a point. We've seen that more than a few times. A classic example is the guy that refuses to listen to the admonition to eliminate base metals before refining the values (another one posted today---and insists he has enjoyed success that way previously). Sure--you can do the refining without doing so, but when things go south, which often happens (as it did in the example I cited), they're at a loss to understand why, and look for every reason in the world to place blame, so long as it's not their choice of procedures. These are perfect candidates for me to ignore, and I often do. Screw them. If they are so damned clever that they won't adhere to sound principles, why should I waste any of my time trying to help?
Part of the problem in this situation is that young Americans have been raised in such a fashion that they don't know how to do anything for themselves. It's encouraged right from the get-go, by those who have set policy in our educational system. Since the 80's, we have been discouraged from learning anything to do with working with our hands, as if, somehow, such work is beneath us. Many also suffer with an entitlement attitude, one whereby they want to know, and are entitled to be told. Such people, here, are generally shown the door. If a reader lacks enough drive to do research and to attempt to learn the basics, so each can discuss issues with those of us who have experience, it's a clear sign, at least to me, that they don't deserve the help, and I make damned sure they don't get it.
Harold
