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wolvesstar97 · 2012-02-25 19:26:37

So, there seems to be a new trend on Scratch. Whenever someone asks about something non-scratch related, someone posts a LMGTFY (let me google that for you) link instead of actually helping. If you wanted to google it in the first place you would.

Its really annoying.

I want it to stop.

It is unhelpful and it really cheeses me off (sorry, I had to throw a SPM:T-YD reference in there).

Supporters:

Coolhogs
ProgramCAT
imagineit
Haiming
Liru

Last edited by wolvesstar97 (2012-02-27 22:08:09)

veggieman001 · 2012-02-25 19:40:50

most things could be easily found with a quick google though
like questions like who is james buchanan
if you want to spam up the forums then that's your problem

wolvesstar97 · 2012-02-25 19:45:05

veggieman001 wrote:
most things could be easily found with a quick google though
like questions like who is james buchanan
if you want to spam up the forums then that's your problem

Asking things is not spam.

And someone could cite a googled source instead of LMGTFY.

lundfamily3 · 2012-02-25 19:45:56

It lets people get a variety of answers. Instead of "Oh i don't know."

coolhogs · 2012-02-25 20:19:28

I support! smile

wolvesstar97 · 2012-02-25 20:24:09

lundfamily3 wrote:
It lets people get a variety of answers. Instead of "Oh i don't know."

If you dont know, you shouldnt be awnsering.

zippynk · 2012-02-25 20:30:56

Even if this did happen, it would still be possible to LMGTFY someone, even through a link on Dropbox.

I removed the URL. I'll put it back up when I get the redirect to work.

Edit: Doesn't Work.

Last edited by zippynk (2012-02-25 20:33:51)

12three · 2012-02-25 21:13:27

it just makes it easier then basically retyping the page. honestly

stevetheipad · 2012-02-25 21:14:51

How about politely asking the Scratchers who are posting LMGTFY links to stop?

wolvesstar97 · 2012-02-26 00:25:25

stevetheipad wrote:
How about politely asking the Scratchers who are posting LMGTFY links to stop?

Because you cant do that every five seconds!

ProgramCAT · 2012-02-26 01:06:57

I agree, posting one of those links is almost spam.

ImagineIt · 2012-02-26 11:04:26

ikr!

wolvesstar97 · 2012-02-26 11:36:47

bumpity bump

veggieman001 · 2012-02-26 11:45:06

but like
people only post it when it's like a really obvious question
it's not spam
it's just a reminder

wolvesstar97 · 2012-02-26 12:02:06

veggieman001 wrote:
but like
people only post it when it's like a really obvious question
it's not spam
it's just a reminder

WELL.
i will use the enter key instead of punctuation as well

it is spam
they can just say the awnser
and the other person can google it.
you dont need one of those stupid links
and frankly its much safer to get just information than google it
what if the website has a virus, huh?

veggieman001 · 2012-02-26 12:14:48

wolvesstar97 wrote:
veggieman001 wrote:
but like
people only post it when it's like a really obvious question
it's not spam
it's just a reminder
WELL.
i will use the enter key instead of punctuation as well

it is spam
they can just say the awnser
and the other person can google it.
you dont need one of those stupid links
and frankly its much safer to get just information than google it
what if the website has a virus, huh?

it doesnt
so uh
yeah

imsosuperswell1 · 2012-02-26 13:24:59

LMGTFY? What does this stand for?

scimonster · 2012-02-26 13:41:35

imsosuperswell1 wrote:
LMGTFY? What does this stand for?

wolvesstar97 wrote:
LMGTFY (let me google that for you)

imsosuperswell1 · 2012-02-26 14:00:18

Oh ok, I don't think this is an annoyance at all IMO.

RedRocker227 · 2012-02-26 14:11:02

I don't find it annoying.

imsosuperswell1 · 2012-02-26 14:13:07

Plus we have the freedom of speech to make trends and google things, plus google is a helpful thing why ban it? It'd only cause more pain for Scratchers without it.

MrMonk999 · 2012-02-26 22:30:10

How are we going to do this?

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trinary · 2012-02-26 22:34:30

I don't believe it's that much of a problem.

Liru · 2012-02-27 19:43:10

Reminds me of that "Oh yeah, tell me to Google something which we both don't know and act like I'm the stupid one" feeling I get whenever someone does that to me. You could say "I found this with a Google search [link]" instead of being unhelpful, but people seem to think that you're really thick because you haven't Googled it, they don't know that maybe you did, and you were relying on knowledge via humans rather than that of a search engine's.

Haiming · 2012-02-27 19:48:21

I half support. If they are googling it for them, as long as they tell them what it means, then it's fine with me... hmm

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