Comment by P4intsplatter on 25/12/2024 at 23:41 UTC

10 upvotes, 3 direct replies (showing 3)

View submission: A Taxonomy for Reddit

Ok, I actually really like these. Can I add one, and I know I'm guilty of it as well: the Fuck Off to Find Out (FOFO)

We regular members of subs see the same innocent question asked *ad nauseam* when a simple search of the history of a sub should answer it succinctly. Sometimes, there's even a sticky. However, after gently guiding so many souls to enlightenment (for years, in some cases), our bristles have grown long.

Do not ask *dumb questions*, young one, I only want to see the convoluted and esoteric tangents to this sub that are so nuanced as to almost gatekeep it from new users! Do not ask me "Hey, what *is* the reason for the difference between a Phillips and a Flathead?" when I really come here to talk about the incline angle of two different company's wood screws, ok!! FOFO!

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Comment by xamott at 25/12/2024 at 23:51 UTC

3 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Lmao fuck off to find out is a definite keeper. Posts that should be google searches are RIGHT OUT

Comment by xamott at 26/12/2024 at 03:48 UTC

2 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Do you think thereโ€™s a different sub more suited to posting this?

Comment by GonWithTheNen at 01/01/2025 at 21:25 UTC

2 upvotes, 0 direct replies

the same innocent question asked ad nauseam

I've made short, step-by-step video tutorials ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ง ๐Ž๐'๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž ๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง only to see those same OPs ask nearly the same question months down the line.

Either they're too lazy to glean their older posts for solutions to their current problem, or they're karma-seekers, or they're bots. Now, all of those types get ignored.