Second, and more importantly, if I answer a "quick question", it will just lead to the next quick question. It's like having someone ask me how to start a journey from New York to California. I can tell them the first road they should get on to start their journey, but they'll soon ask me which turn they should take at the next intersection. Answering that will only take them to the next intersection, and on, and on. Those who have spent some time here begin to recognize it makes more sense to tell them to buy a map or a travel atlas. It may not make the questioner happy, because they will have to go find a map, learn something about how to read a map, figure out where they're starting and where they want to end up, then figure out the best course for their circumstances. Maybe they don't feel comfortable on Interstates, so they'll prefer to take the back roads. Maybe they want to visit their brother in Colorado along the way, or they know they don't want to travel through Texas. If they take the time to get their own map and learn how to read it, they'll be able to successfully chart their own course instead of having to ask which way to turn every time they're unsure.
