hhmmm... i do respect the views of both gentlemen after reading the post. i can understand the viewpoint of the new comer and also the view of Astavista, however, giving a simple answer like "Sir.. this has been asked already, kindly search the forums" is a lot more polite and helpfull compared to being rude. i myself is a moderator of some forums and i do it for free, no gain or whatever is involve but merely helping people out there, as a moderator one must realize that the number of forums could make the search difficult to yield results and the best way for a *Braindead Child* is to ask anyone even if the question has already been asked. i can appreciate Mr. Astavista expertise and how busy he is, all i can suggest to him is... if he is too busy to provide answer especially to the people who are a noobie better not to answer it at all, that will at least avoid problems. In my moderated forums it is very hard to avoid redundant question especially if the user is somewhat noobie and all. The very best i can do is to its either ignore the question or answer it politely. well... that's my 2 cents
